Stovall, Marcellus Augustus, 1818-1895

Marcellus Augustus Stovall, 1818-1895, was born in Sparta, Georgia and attended school in Massachusetts. In 1835 he joined the Republican Blues of Augusta for service in the Seminole War. He received an appointment to the United States Military Academy but dropped out after one year because of poor health. After a tour of Europe, Stovall settled near Rome, Georgia and was the Captain of the Cherokee Artillery in 1861. At the start of the Civil War, he was appointed Colonel of Artillery in the Georgia State Militia and was soon promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the 3rd Georgia Battalion Infantry. He also served with the Army of Tennessee. He was promoted to Brigadier General in 1863, and served with General Johnston in the Atlanta and Tennessee campaigns. Paroled in 1865, Stovall returned to Augusta, Georgia and became a cotton broker and manufacturer of fertilizers. He organized and operated the Georgia Chemical Works in Augusta, Georgia until his death in 1895.

From the description of Marcellus Augustus Stovall scrapbooks 1861-1863. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 166503979

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