Col. (CSA), John Armenus Fite

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Col. (CSA), John Armenus Fite

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Birthplace: Alexandria, Dekalb Co, Tennessee, Usa
Death: August 23, 1925 (93)
Place of Burial: Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Jacob B. Fite and Mathilda Fite
Husband of Mary M. Fite
Father of Elizabeth Mitchell Fite and Matilda Mcclary Robertson
Brother of Margaret E Witt; Leonard Beard Fite; Dorcas Rowena Scott; Samuel M. Fite, US Congress; Margaret Melissa Fite and 6 others

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About Col. (CSA), John Armenus Fite

Fite rose to eventually command the 7th Tennessee. Fite was wounded three times during the War: Mechanicsville, Cedar Mountain, and Chancellorsville. He was captured at Gettysburg and held as a POW until the end of the War.

Fite had a successful post-war career. He became a banker in Smith County and eventually a judge. Fite also served in the state legislature and as the Adjutant General of Tennessee. One of the longest lived of Hill's officers, he died on August 23, 1925 in Lebanon, Tennessee

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Col. (CSA), John Armenus Fite's Timeline

1832
February 10, 1832
Alexandria, Dekalb Co, Tennessee, Usa
1867
September 29, 1867
United States
1869
June 29, 1869
United States
1925
August 23, 1925
Age 93
1925
Age 92
Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, United States