Edward Porter Alexander III – First Lieutenant, United States Army

This is the grandson of Confederate States of America Colonel Edward Porter Alexander, commander of Artillery in the Army of Northern Virginia. The grandfather was the artillery commander at the Battle of Gettysburg. The grandson was killed in action in France during World War I. He was originally buried in France and was not returned home for burial in Arlington National Cemetery until  1922.

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Alexander, Edward Porter III
Died: 5 September 1918
United States Amy, First Lieutenant
Residence:Washington, DC
Section 3, Grave 4412-WS
Buried  1 January 1922

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Gravesite of Edward Porter Alexander III
St. Nazare, France, 1918

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Alexander, Edward Porter III
4 November 1891 – 5 September 1918

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Edward Porter III Alexander
Birth:  4 Nov 1891
Death:  5 Sep 1918
Sex: Male
Father: Edward Porter Alexander, Jr.
Mother:Agnes Grady

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Edward Porter Alexander, Jr.
Birth: 21 Sep 1863
Death:
Sex:  Male
Father: Edward Porter Alexander
Mother: Betty Jacqueline Mason

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Edward Porter Alexander
Birth: 26 May 1835 in Washington,,Georgia
Death: 28 April 1910 in Augusta,,Georgia
Sex:  Male
Father: Adam Leopold Alexander
Mother: Sarah Gilbert

ALEXANDER, EDWARD PORTER
1LT US ARMY

• VETERAN SERVICE DATES: 09/05/1916 – 09/05/1918
• DATE OF DEATH: 09/05/1918
• DATE OF INTERMENT: 01/01/1922
• BURIED AT: SECTION 3  SITE 4412 WS

ALEXANDER, EDWARD PORTER
CO. D, 509TH ENGRS.

• VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
• DATE OF DEATH: 09/05/1918
• DATE OF INTERMENT: 09/05/1918
• BURIED AT: SECTION 3  SITE 4412
• ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY