Joseph B. Kershaw

Joseph Brevard Kershaw
Joseph Brevard Kershaw
Born	January 5, 1822; Camden, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	April 13, 1894 (aged 72); Camden, South Carolina, U.S.
Buried	Old Quaker Cemetery ; Camden, South Carolina, U.S.
Allegiance	United States; Confederate States of America
Branch	United States Army; Confederate States Army
Service years	1847–1848 (USV); 1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank	First Lieutenant (USV); Major General (CSA)
Conflicts	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 an American planter and slaveholder from South Carolina. He was also a lawyer, judge, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.