Died
at about age 25
in Battle of Sharpsburg, Virginia, USA
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Biography
Alexander, at the breaking out of the war, enlisted as a private in the Wythe Rifles of Hampton, Thirty-second Regiment, Corse's Brigade, Pickett's Division. Was killed at the battle of Sharpsburg.
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Source: Garber, Virginia Armistead "The Armistead Family (1635-1910)." Whittet & Shepperson, Printers, Richmond 1910. The original was full of errors due to its poor organization. It has been reorganized and corrected by: Douglas E. Zimmerman, 2002-2004.
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