Colonel Isaac E. Avery

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Colonel Isaac E. Avery was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War, best remembered for his fatal wounding while leading a charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate Army officer ⓘ
military colonel ⓘ
person ⓘ
allegiance Confederate States of America ⓘ
battle Battle of Antietam ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Gaines' Mill ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Battle of Seven Pines ⓘ
birthDate 1828-12-20 ⓘ
birthPlace Burke County, North Carolina ⓘ
causeOfDeath wounds received in battle ⓘ
commanded 6th North Carolina Infantry Regiment ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1863-07-03 ⓘ
deathManner killed in action ⓘ
deathPlace Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
ethnicGroup White American ⓘ
familyName Avery ⓘ
famousQuote "Tell my father I died with my face to the enemy" ⓘ
father Isaac Thomas Avery ⓘ
fullName Isaac Erwin Avery ⓘ
givenName Isaac ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
language English ⓘ
memorializedIn North Carolina monuments at Gettysburg ⓘ
militaryBranch Confederate States Army ⓘ
militaryRank Colonel ⓘ
notableFor being mortally wounded during the assault on Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg ⓘ
leading a charge at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
occupation soldier ⓘ
partOf Early's Division ⓘ
Hoke's Brigade ⓘ
placeOfBurial Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Maryland ⓘ
regionOfActivity Southern United States ⓘ
servedIn American Civil War ⓘ
serviceEndYear 1863 ⓘ
serviceStartYear 1861 ⓘ
sibling Alfred M. Avery ⓘ
stateOfOrigin North Carolina ⓘ
stateServed North Carolina ⓘ
unit 6th North Carolina Infantry Regiment ⓘ
wrote farewell note after being mortally wounded at Gettysburg ⓘ

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Cemetery Hill → attackedBy → Colonel Isaac E. Avery ⓘ