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'''Andrew Jackson Grigsby''' (November 2, 1819 – December 23, 1895) was a [[Confederate States Army]] officer in the famed [[Stonewall Brigade]] during the [[American Civil War]]. Grigsby was born in [[Rockbridge County, Virginia]]. He became a farmer and served in the [[Mexican-American War|Mexican War]]. When the Civil War erupted, he became a [[Major (United States)|major]] in the [[27th Virginia Infantry]] in the Stonewall Brigade in 1861, [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]] later that year, and [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] in 1862. (He succeeded [[John Echols]] in these higher ranks.) Grisbsy served under [[Stonewall Jackson]] in the [[Valley Campaign]], fighting at the [[First Battle of Winchester]]. Then, he served under Jackson in the [[Seven Days Battles]] and [[Second Bull Run]], being slightly wounded in the latter. He led the Stonewall Brigade from August 30, 1862, to November 6, 1862, including at the [[Battle of Antietam]], in place pf [[Brigadier General (CSA)|Brig. Gen.]] [[Charles S. Winder]]. He became acting commander of Jackson's Division during the battle when Brig. Gen. [[John R. Jones]] was wounded and Brig. Gen. [[William E. Starke]] was killed. Afterwards [[Stonewall Jackson]] decided not to promote Grigsby to permanent command of the Stonewall Brigade, and the colonel resigned his commission in protest when [[Elisha F. Paxton]] of Jackson's staff was promoted in his stead. One theory why Grigsby was passed over for promotion was his use of profane language, which displeased the devout and sober Jackson. Grigsby is reported to have had a testy encounter with [[Jefferson Davis]], when he went to [[Richmond, Virginia]], to protest being passed over for promotion. This resulted in his remaining at home, unemployed in further service, for the rest of the war. He died in [[Stony Point (Richmond, Virginia)| Stony Point, Virginia]], and is buried there in the Gross family cemetery. ==References== *[[Douglas S. Freeman|Freeman, Douglas S.]], ''Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command'' (3 volumes), Scribners, 1946, vol. 1 & 2. ISBN 0-684-85979-3. * Sifakis, Stewart, ''Who Was Who in the Civil War'' (New York: Facts on File, 1988). *[http://aotw.org/officers.php?officer_id=906 Antietam on the Web biography] {{DEFAULTSORT:Grigsby, Andrew J.}} [[Category:1819 births]] [[Category:1895 deaths]] [[Category:Stonewall Brigade]] [[Category:Confederate States Army officers]] [[Category:American farmers]] [[Category:American military personnel of the Mexican–American War]] [[Category:People of Virginia in the American Civil War]] [[Category:People from Rockbridge County, Virginia]] [[es:Andrew Jackson Grigsby]]
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