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1. I was the first Confederate soldier killed in battle during the war - to be specific I was killed during the Battle of Fairfax Court House. Who am I?
2. Prior to the war, President Buchanan appointed me Ambassador to France, but, in August 1861, I was arrested because of my attempts to provide the CSA with arms from France. Who am I?
3. When the war began, I was a judge in Parkersburg and presided over one of the very first trials during the war. Some fellows playing cards below a bridge of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad were arrested by the Federals, but I found them not guilty of gambling. Afterwards, I joined the CSA Army and became a staffer of my more famous cousin, with whom I am often compared unfavorably. Who am I?
4. I was chief of the artillery reserve of General Jackson's corps at Chancellorsville, where I lost a leg. As I and General Jackson were carried to the field hospital, he ordered the ambulance stopped so that I could endure my pain more easily. Who am I?
5. Although I am more closely associated with a pivotal battle in Alabama, I was a Virginian. If I bore a resemblance to General Lee it is not strange, since he was a cousin of mine. Who am I?
6. At the Battle of Chancellorsville, I led the Stonewall Brigade. On May 3, 1863 while leading my men, I was hit by a bullet and died a few minutes later. Who am I?
7. At the Battle of Gettysburg, I was the commander of the artillery reserve of General A.P.Hill's Corps. Who am I?
8. While at West Point, I earned the nickname "Rum", because of my fondness for the bottle. My sister was married to Thomas Hill, General A.P.Hill's older brother. Who am I?
9. I had the rare honor to be officially congratulated by General Beauregard for my leadership at the Battle of Blackburn's Ford. I was also the only general of the War of Secession to commit suicide. Who am I?
10. Prior to the war, I wrote a manual called "A System of Target Practice". While General Jackson conducted the Valley Campaign, I held a command in the Kanawha Valley, keeping Federal forces out of the Shenandoah. My memoirs were printed decades after my death, in 1974. Who am I?
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