Robert S. Garnett
Military officer
Robert Selden Garnett was a career military officer, serving in the United States Army until the American Civil War, when he became a Confederate States Army brigadier general. He was the first general officer killed in the Civil War. Wikipedia
Born: December 16, 1819, Essex County, VA
Died: July 13, 1861 (age 41 years), Tucker County, WV
Place of burial: The Green-Wood Cemetery, New York, NY
Parents: Robert S. Garnett