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Semmes was born in Wilkes County, Georgia , a cousin of future Confederate naval hero, ''CSS Alabama'' Captain Raphael Semmes . He attended the University Of Virginia and became a banker in Columbus, Georgia . From 1846 to 1861 he served in the Georgia militia, eventually becoming the quartermaster general. After the start of the Civil War, Semmes was appointed a colonel in the 2nd Georgia Infantry. He was promoted to brigadier general on March 11 , 1862 . During the Peninsula Campaign , he was a brigade commander in John B. Magruder 's Corps for the defense of Richmond . He also led a brigade in the Battle Of Antietam . Semmes was mortally wounded in the thigh while leading a charge across the Wheatfield at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2 , 1863 . He died eight days later in Martinsburg, West Virginia , and is buried in Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia . He was the author of the 1855 manual, ''Infantry Tactics''. REFERENCES
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