Joseph B. Kershaw

Joseph Brevard Kershaw
Born	(1822-01-05)January 5, 1822 Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Died	April 13, 1894(1894-04-13) (aged 72) Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Buried	Old Quaker Cemetery Camden, South Carolina
Allegiance	United States  Confederate States of America
Service/branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1847–1848 (USV) 1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank	First Lieutenant (USV) Major General (CSA)
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War Battle of Chapultepec American Civil War Battle of Fort Sumter First Battle of Manassas Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Chickamauga Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Shenandoah campaign

Joseph Brevard Kershaw (January 5, 1822 – April 13, 1894) was a prominent South Carolina planter and slaveholder.^[1] He was also a lawyer, judge, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.