Claudius W. Sears
| Claudius Wistar Sears | |
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Claudius Wistar Sears
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| Born |
November 8, 1817 Peru, Massachusetts |
| Died | February 15, 1881 (aged 63) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Place of burial | Saint Peter's Cemetery in Oxford |
| 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 | 1841–42 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA) |
| Rank |
 Second Lieutenant (USA) Brigadier General (CSA)
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| Unit | 8th U.S. Infantry |
| Battles/wars | |
Second Seminole War
American Civil War
Claudius Wistar Sears (November 8, 1817 – February 15, 1891) was a United States Army officer, an educator, and a Confederate general during the American Civil War.
During the war, Sears was part of the Confederate garrison that was captured following the Siege of Vicksburg in 1863, and would be wounded twice in combat. After the conflict he returned to teaching.
Claudius Sears was born in the city of Peru located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. He attended the United States Military Academy in West Point in July 1837, and graduated four years later, standing 31st out of 52 cadets. Despite his Massachusetts birth, Sears would receive his appointment to West Point from the state of New York. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 8th U.S. Infantry on July 1, 1841. Sears and the 8th Infantry fought in Florida during the Seminole Wars until the fall of 1842.
Sears resigned his commission from the U.S. Army on October 10, 1842. Following a short stint teaching at St. Thomas's Hall at Holly Springs in Marshall County, Mississippi, he moved to Louisiana and was the professor of mathematics at the University of Louisiana (known now as Tulane) in New Orleans from 1845 to 1859. Sears then was a professor at Louisiana University from 1859 into 1860, teaching both math as well as physics. He returned to St. Thomas's Hall in 1860 to serve as its president until 1861.
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