Francis S. Bartow

Francis Stebbins Bartow, the first Confederate officer to die in the American Civil War was born September 6, 1816 in Savannah, Georgia. He was a delegate to the Georgia convention to secede from the Union. He was made a captain in May of 1861, a colonel in June of that same year and then a Brigadier general right before the Battle of First Manassas on July 21, 1861, where is was mortally wounded.

Related Topics:
Confederate - American Civil War - 1816 - Savannah, Georgia - Secede - 1861 - Battle of First Manassas

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His final words were "They have killed me, boys! Never give up the field."

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Several places in the south have been named after Bartow:

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• Bartow, Florida
• Bartow, Georgia (city)
• Bartow County, Georgia