Lamar, Charles A. L., 1824-1865.
Variant namesCharles A.L. Lamar, businessman and Confederate officer, was born 11 April 1824, and died 16 April 1865, in Columbus, Georgia.
He had interests in real estate, finance, cotton, guano (fertilizer), shipping, and slave trade. Lamar was an organizer and lieutenant colonel of the 7th Battalion which merged with the 61st Georgia Infantry. He was involved in blockade running was killed at Columbus, Georgia, in one of the last battles of the Civil War.
From the description of Papers, 1857-1865 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863010
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| creatorOf | Lamar, Charles A. L., 1824-1865. Papers, 1857-1865 [microform]. | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia State Troops, 1st. Confederate States of America Army, Georgia State Troops, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade morning reports, 1861-1862. | Georgia Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Lamar family. Papers, 1822-1889. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library |
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| correspondedWith | Confederate States of America. Army | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 61st | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia State Troops, 1st. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lamar family. | family |
| correspondedWith | Lamar, Gazaway Bugg | person |
| associatedWith | Mercer, Hugh Weedon, 1808-1877. | person |
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Birth 1824
Death 1865
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