William Joseph Hardee (Confederate Army soldier)
b. 1815-10-12 d. 1873-11-06
Confederate Army soldier. Camden County, Georgia native. Son of John Hardee and Sarah Ellis Hardee. Married to Elizabeth Dummett Hardee on November 16, 1840. Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1838. Veteran of the Second Seminole War. Veteran of the Mexican-American War. Authored Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics in 1855. Commadant of the U.S. Military Academy from 1856 to 1860. Resigned from the U.S. Army, following Georgia's secession, and joined the Confederate Army. Commissioned a brigadier general on June 17, 1861 and assumed command in Arkansas. Promoted to major general on October 21, 1861. Commanded a division of the Army of Mississippi starting in March 1862. Transferred to the Army of the Tennessee in April 1862. Promoted to lieutenant general on October 10, 1862. Commanded the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida beginning in September 1864. Surrendered at Archdale, North Carolina, on April 26, 1865.
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