Edward Edmonds
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Paris, Virginia, US
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, US
Edward Claxton Edmonds | |
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 Edward Edmonds, ca. 1862 | |
| Born | January 21, 1835 Paris, Virginia, US |
| Died | July 3, 1863 (aged 28) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, US |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Service | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1863 (CSA) |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 38th Virginia Infantry |
| Battles / wars | |
Edward Claxton Edmonds (January 21, 1835 – July 3, 1863) was an American military teacher and colonel in the Confederate Army during American Civil War. He commanded the 38th Virginia Infantry and was killed near Gettysburg when he led the regiment on the offensive during Pickett's Charge.
Edward Claxton Edmonds was born in Paris, Virginia, to Dr. John Edmonds and Ellen Carter Edmonds, who came from the Carter family of Pittsylvania County, Virginia. In the 1850s, the family lived in Alexandria and in September 1854, Edmonds enrolled in the Virginia Military Institute. He graduated on July 4, 1858, in a class of 19 cadets (eight of whom were subsequently killed the Civil War). After graduating, Edmonds spent about a year teaching mathematics at a school in Staunton. On December 29, 1858, he married Margaret Tutwiler (1838–1894) from Fluvanna County, Virginia, and they moved to Danville, where Edmonds co-founded the Danville Military Institute.[1] On May 6, 1860, Edmonds had a daughter, Molly Edmonds (1860–1928).[2]