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Jun 26, 1837 Lauw, Grand Est, France Died on 16 Aug 1864 (aged 27)
French-born Confederate States Army brigadier general
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About Victor Girardey
- Victor Jean Baptiste Girardey (June 26, 1837 – August 16, 1864) was a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War.
- He was promoted from Captain to temporary Brigadier General less than a month before his death in battle.
- Girardey had served as a staff officer from the beginning of the war until August 3, 1864.
- Then, he was promoted to temporary brigadier general, to rank from July 30, 1864, and assumed command of Ambrose R.
- Wright's former brigade on the Darbytown Road on the eastern end of the defenses of Richmond, Virginia.
- On August 16, 1864, during the Second Battle of Deep Bottom, Girardey was killed in action near Fussell's Mill in Henrico County, Virginia.
