I'm checking out some biographical information on Robert E. Rodes and thought I would share what I can find. He was one of Lee's best generals and yet at Gettysburg, he seemed to have just fallen apart. I guess everyone can have an off day....but he was "off" three days in a row. Hmmmm. Anyway, here is some of the information that I have found out about him:
*He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on March 30, 1829.
*Father: General David Rodes Mother: Martha Yancey
*Graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1848
*Was an assistant professor of Physical Science, Chemistry and Tactics at VMI for two years
*In September, 1857 he married Virginia Hortense Woodruff
*He had two children: Robert Emmet Rodes, Jr and Bell Yancey Rodes
*Prior to the Civil War, he was a Civil Engineer.
*Commissioned the Colonel of the 5th Alabama Infantry
*made a Brigadier General in October 1861
*Led his command at Fair Oaks, Gaines's Mill, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville
*wounded at Seven Pines
*Fought in the Antietam Campaign
*Wounded at Antietam
*Promoted Major General in May 1863
*Led his division at Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania
*Served under Jubal Early in the Shenandoah Valley and fought at Kernstown
*Killed at Winchester on September 19, 1864
*Buried in Lynchburg, Virginia
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