Augustus A. Chapman

Born in Union, Virginia (now West Virginia), Chapman studied law as a young adult, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia in 1827.[1]

He was admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced practice in Union, Virginia.[2]

About 1829, Chapman settled in Monroe County, Virginia.[3] He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1835 to 1841.[4]

Chapman was later elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives, serving two terms from 1843 to 1847.[5]

Chapman was a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention from 1850 to 1851 and later returned to the House of Delegates from 1857 to 1861.[6]

At the outbreak of the Civil War, Chapman became a brigadier general of the Virginia Militia and as such took the field with his command in 1861.[7] He was in charge of the 19th Brigade, which consisted of six regiments from Raleigh, Mercer, Fayette, Monroe, and Giles counties.[8]

After the war, he resumed practicing law in his home town and engaged in agricultural pursuits.[9]

Augustus Alexandria Chapman died on June 7, 1876, in Hinton, West Virginia. He is interred at Green Hill Cemetery in Union, West Virginia.[10]

• List of American Civil War generals (Acting Confederate)

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• Eicher, John H.; Eicher, David J. (2001), Civil War High Commands, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1
• Pulliam, David Loyd (1901). The Constitutional Conventions of Virginia from the foundation of the Commonwealth to the present time. John T. West, Richmond. ISBN 978-1-2879-2059-5.
• Swem, Earl Greg (1918). A Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776-1918, and of the Constitutional Conventions. David Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing. ISBN 978-1-3714-6242-0.

• United States Congress. "Augustus A. Chapman (id: C000308)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-08-12
• "Augustus A. Chapman". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
• Augustus A. Chapman at The Political Graveyard
• Chapman House, Historical Marker Database