Young Marshall Moody [SEP] conflict
Young Marshall Moody
Young Marshall Moody (June 23, 1822 – September 18, 1866) was a Confederate States Army officer who was promoted to brigadier general near the end of the American Civil War. He was a teacher, merchant, and circuit court clerk in Marengo County, Alabama, before the war. He died from yellow fever during a business trip to New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 18, 1866.
Early life.
Young Marshall Moody was born on January 23, 1822 in Chesterfield County,
at Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 8, 1865, the day before the surrender by General Robert E. Lee of the Army of Northern Virginia to Union Army forces led by Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant.
Moody was paroled at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. He was pardoned on July 20, 1866, two months before his death.
Aftermath.
Moody became a businessman in Mobile, Alabama, after the war. On September 18, 1866, Young Marshall Moody died of yellow fever while