Carnot Posey
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Carnot Posey was a Mississippi planter and lawyer, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Bristoe Station.
Portrait of Brigadier-General Posey
Battle of Bristoe Station
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The Battle of Bristoe Station was fought on October 14, 1863, at Bristoe Station, Virginia, between Union forces under Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren and Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. A. P. Hill d
Carnot Posey
…5, 1818 – November 13, 1863) was a Mississippi planter and lawyer, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Bristoe Station. He was transported for care to the University of Virginia, where he had gone to law school. The residential rooms bordering the Lawn were all serving…
General Warren repelling Hoth's attack at Bristoe Station (lower image, Harper's Weekly, 1863)
Park at the site of the battle