Archibald Gracie III
| Archibald Gracie III | |
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Archibald Gracie III, Brigadier General in the Confederate Army
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 1, 1832 New York City, New York |
| Died | December 2, 1864 (aged 32) Petersburg, Virginia |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York City |
| Spouse(s) | Josephine Mayo (m. 1856; his death 1864) |
| Children |
Archibald Gracie IV Adeline Gracie |
| Parents | Archibald Gracie II Elizabeth Davidson Bethune |
| Relatives | Archibald Gracie (grandfather) |
| Alma mater |
University of Heidelberg West Point |
| Occupation | Soldier Businessman |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1854–56 (USA) 1861–64 (CSA) |
| Rank |
 Second Lieutenant (USA) Brigadier General (CSA) |
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Archibald Gracie III (December 1, 1832 – December 2, 1864) was a career United States Army officer, businessman, and a graduate of West Point. He is well known for being a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War and for his death during the Siege of Petersburg.
Archibald Gracie III was born on December 1, 1832 to Archibald Gracie II (1795–1865), who married Elizabeth Davidson Bethune (d. 1864). He was born into a wealthy New York City family with interests in exporting cotton from Mobile, Alabama. After his elementary education, Gracie traveled to Germany for five years of further studying at the University of Heidelberg. After arriving back in the United States Archibald started his education at West Point, at the time of Robert E. Lee's superintendency. Gracie came to Lee's attention when, after intentionally stepping on fellow cadet Wharton J. Green's heels while marching, he was challenged to a fight on the parade grounds. When a teacher broke up the fight, which Gracie was losing badly, Green fled, and Gracie refused to tell who he'd been fighting. Days later, Green went into Lee's office to admit his role and demand an equal punishment. Lee decided to punish neither of them, and Gracie and Green became fast friends.Referenced in R.E. Lee, A Biography; Volume 1 p.338 Douglass Southall Freeman
After graduating in 1854, he was appointed a second lieutenant and set off as an escort to Governor Isaac Stevens, who was on the way to the Walla Walla Council of 1855.
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