Moxley Sorrel
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Brigadier-General Gilbert Moxley Sorrel |
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Moxley Sorrel
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| Born |
February 23, 1838 Savannah, Georgia |
| Died | August 10, 1901 (aged 63) Roanoke, Virginia |
| Place of burial | Laurel Grove Cemetery Savannah, Georgia |
| Allegiance |
 Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861-1865 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Commands held | Sorrel's Brigade |
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| Other work | Businessman, writer |
Gilbert Moxley Sorrel (February 23, 1838 – August 10, 1901) was a staff officer and Brigadier-General in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States.
Sorrel was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of one of the wealthiest men in the city, Francis Sorrel. He was the brother-in-law of William W. Mackall, who was a Confederate general and chief of staff to Braxton Bragg.
In 1861, Moxley left his job as a Savannah bank clerk, taking part in the Confederate capture of Fort Pulaski as a private in the Georgia Hussars. With letters of introduction from Colonel Jordan, from Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard's staff, and a friend of his father's, he reported to Brig. Gen. James Longstreet at Manassas, Virginia, on July 21, 1861, and began serving as a volunteer aide-de-camp. Longstreet wrote that his young aide "came into the battle as gaily as a beau, and seemed to receive orders which threw him into more exposed positions with particular delight."
On September 11, 1861, Sorrel received his commission as captain and was assigned as General Longstreet's adjutant-general. He was promoted to major on June 24, 1862 and to lieutenant colonel on June 18, 1863. He served under Longstreet until October 1864, when he was appointed brigadier general. Sorrel then commanded Sorrel's Brigade of Maj. Gen. William Mahone's division at Petersburg and Hatcher's Run, and was wounded in both battles.
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