Person Record

Metadata

Name

Hardee, William Joseph

Born

Oct 12, 1815

Birthplace

Camden County, Georgia

Deceased

Nov 6, 1873

Deceased where

Wytheville, Virginia

Spouse

Elizabeth Dummett Hardee

Father

John Hardee

Mother

Sarah Ellis Hardee

School

United States Military Academy at West Point (1838)

Notes

-Served in the Second Seminole War
-Served in the Mexican–American War
-Lieutenant General in the Confederate Army
-Buried in Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama

Occupation

-Plantation owner
-President of the Selma and Meridian Railroad

Places of residence

-Selma, Al
Camden County, Ga

Publications

"Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics for the Exercise and Manoeuvres of Troops When Acting as Light Infantry or Riflemen" AKA "Hardee's Tactics"
Co-author of "The Irish in America" (1868)