http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/114-%e2%80%93-capt-john-d-alexander/ A Journal of the Digitization of a Civil War Battle Tue, 14 May 2013 19:21:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/114-%e2%80%93-capt-john-d-alexander/#comment-18432 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 10:56:24 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=912#comment-18432 John Dabney Alexander (1818-1875), known as “Captain Jack” served as captain of the Campbell Rangers. His Confederate military service record contains no mention of a promotion to colonel.

]]> http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/114-%e2%80%93-capt-john-d-alexander/#comment-16822 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:15:39 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=912#comment-16822 Ron, I can find no record of a John D. Alexander at the rank of Colonel or above in the Confederate Army in any of my reference works (Warner, Allardice, R.K. Krick, or R.E.L. Krick). Jeff Wert in his biography of Longstreet, “Lotus Grove” was located near Campbell’s Court House, so it’s possible the owner Colonel John D. “Jack” Alexander was a pre-war Colonel and a relative of the Captain.

]]> http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/114-%e2%80%93-capt-john-d-alexander/#comment-16820 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:05:27 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=912#comment-16820 Is this the same gentleman that by June of 1864 would be known as Col. John D. Alexander.
I believe that after the Wilderness and Longstreet’s wounding he was sent to Lynchburg to recover. While in Lynchburg he was moved to a farm near Rustburg that was owned by Col. John D. Alexander.
I am trying to confirm where Longstreet was taken to, outside of Lynchburg, and if the place still stands.
Thanks,
Ron Driskill, AIA

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