Yes, Solomon Meredith was born in NC and lived there until the age of 19. Can you believe… the commanding officer of the Iron Brigade at Gettysburg was a North Carolinian? Also interesting that he faced Tarheels here.
General Solomon Meredith
Posted in: American Civil War, Visualizing History
June 11th, 2013 → 9:26 pm
[…] course, I can’t help but also find it fascinating that the Iron Brigade’s commander, Brig. Gen. Solomon Meredith was… also a Southerner by […]