Stafford, Leroy Augustus, 1822-1864
Biographical Note
Leroy Augustus Stafford was born on April 13, 1822, in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Stafford spent his early years on his father's plantation before attending school in Kentucky and college in Tennessee. Stafford married Sara Catherine Wright in 1843, and would have ten children with her. Stafford served in U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War before switching his allegiance to the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Stafford became the commanding officer of Confederate Army's 9th Louisiana Regiment, Company C (called the Stafford Guard or Guards) before being promoted to Brigadier General and given command of the 2nd Brigade in Johnson's Division. Stafford died on May 8th, 1864, after being wounded three days earlier at the Battle of the Wilderness.
External Source:
"Brigadier General Leroy Augustus Stafford", Friends of Wilderness Battlefield, archived online at https://web.archive.org/web/20231207003319/https://www.fowb.org/take-action/heritage-programs-page/wilderness-brigade-biographies-2/brigadier-general-leroy-augustus-stafford/
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Leroy A. Stafford Military Document
This collection contains an order issued and signed by Confederate Brigadier General Leroy Stafford during the American Civil War. The order grants a thirty day leave of absence for Captain E. Johnston of Stafford's Brigade.