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’s Mill
surface form: 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, United States
surface form: 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