Conrad wise chapman biography definition
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Conrad wise chapman biography definition
Conrad Wise Chapman
American painter
Conrad Wise Chapman (February 14, 1842 – December 10, 1910) was an American painter who served in the Confederate States Army from 1861 to 1865.
Early life
Conrad Wise Chapman was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Europe where his father, John Gadsby Chapman, was working as an artist.[1]
Career
In 1861, Chapman returned to America and enlisted in Company D, Third Kentucky Infantry, Confederate.
He was wounded in Shiloh along with seeing action in Mississippi and Louisiana, before a transfer to the 46th Virginia Infantry at the request of his father to Henry Alexander Wise.[2] Over the next 10 months, he also served with the 59th Virginia Infantry, known as the Wise Legion or Wise Brigade, with both the 46th and 59th at Chaffin's Farm on the James River in Henrico County.[notes 1]
In September 1863, the Wise Brigade was ordered south to take part in the defence of Charleston, South Carolina.