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Wilmot Gibbes〔Although Allardice and Eicher spell de Saussure's middle name as "Gibbs," most contemporary and current sources spell it as "Gibbes," the same spelling as the maiden name of one of his grandmothers: Alderman, Edwin Anderson, Joel Chandler Harris and Charles William Kent. ('Library of Southern Literature: Biographical dictionary of authors )', Volume 15. Atlanta: The Martin & Hoyt Company, 1907. . Retrieved January 30, 2013. p. 117; Butler, Nicholas Michael. ('Votaries of Apollo: The St. Cecilia Society and the Patronage of Concert Music in Charleston, South Carolina, 1766 - 1820' ). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2007. ISBN 978-1-57003-705-4. Retrieved January 30, 2013. pp. 43, 44, 69, 156, 274, 286, 345; Chesnut, Mary Boykin Miller and Comer Vann Woodward. ('Mary Chesnut's Civil War' ). New Haven: Yale University Press, 1981. ISBN 978-0-300-02459-3. Retrieved January 30, 2013. pp. 108, 200, 852; Cowles, John H. ('Supreme Council 33rd Degree Part 1 Or Mother Council of the World of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, United States of America' ) Washington, D.C.: Scottish rite Supreme Council for the Southern jurisdiction, 1931. Reprint: Whitefish, Mont.: Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2003. ISBN 978-0-7661-6551-9. Retrieved September 11, 2012. pp. 395-397; Herringshaw, Thomas William. ('Herringshaw's national library of American biography: contains thirty-five thousand biographies of the acknowledged leaders of life and thought of the United States' ), Volume 2. Chicago: American Publishers, 1909. . Retrieved January 30, 2013. p. 257; Huguenot Society of London. ('Proceedings of the Huguenot Society of London' ), Volume 4, 1891–1893. London: Chas. T. King, 1894. . Retrieved January 30, 2013. p. 9. ; Johnson, Michael P. and James L. Roark. ('No Chariot Let Down: Charleston's Free People of Color on the Eve of the Civil War' ). Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1984. ISBN 978-0-8078-1596-0. Retrieved January 30, 2013. p. 139; Johnson, Rossiter and John Howard Brown, eds. ('The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans' ), Volume 3. Boston: The Biographical Society, 1904. . Retrieved January 30, 2013. p. 1898; La Borde, Maximilian. ('History of the South Carolina College, From Its Incorporation, Dec. 19, 1801, to Nov. 25, 1857' ). Columbia, SC: Peter B. Glass, 1859, . reprint Carlisle, MA: Applewood Books. ISBN 978-1-4290-4328-1. Retrieved January 30, 2013. p. 444. (of 1840." ); Pettigrew, James Johnston and Dan Bauer. ('The long lost journal of Confederate General James Johnston Pettigrew' ). San Jose: Writers Club Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-595-12416-9. Retrieved January 30, 2013. p. 46. ('Find a Grave; Wilmot Gibbes de Saussure' ). Retrieved January 31, 2013; ('Wilmot G. DeSaussure Order-Book, 1860-1861' ). The Southern Historical Collection of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 31, 2013.〕 de Saussure (July 23, 1822 – February 1, 1886) was a brigadier general in the South Carolina militia, who served along with the Confederate States Army in South Carolina at various times during the American Civil War.〔Some sources capitalize the "d" in his last name.〕 As a colonel, he led his regiment in the occupation of Fort Moultrie and the bombardment of Fort Sumter at the beginning of the war. He was appointed brigadier general as well as adjutant general and inspector general of South Carolina militia in 1862. He commanded part of the Charleston defenses during the Union siege of the city in 1863. He also led his men in opposition to Major General William T. Sherman's march through the Carolinas. De Saussure served five two-year terms in the South Carolina General Assembly in 1848–1849, 1854–1857 and 1860–1863. He also served as South Carolina Secretary of the Treasury from the summer of 1861 to April 11, 1862. After the war, de Saussure was a prominent lawyer and was active in civic affairs. He wrote several works of South Carolina history and was a grand master of Freemasons and president of the Huguenot Society, the Cincinnati Society and other civic organizations. ==Early life== Wilmot G. de Saussure was born in Charleston, South Carolina on July 23, 1822.〔Allardice, Bruce S.'' More Generals in Gray.'' Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1995. ISBN 0-8071-3148-2 (pbk.). p. 76.〕〔Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher. ''Civil War High Commands''. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3. p. 207.〕 His parents were Henry A. de Saussure, a lawyer, and Susan (Boone) de Saussure.〔〔His grandfather was Henry William de Saussure, legislator, jurist and a founder of the University of South Carolina.〕〔His mother was the daughter of John Boone and Sarah Gibbes. ('Rootsweb, Ancestry.com, Sarah Gibbes' ). Retrieved January 31, 2013.〕 De Saussure graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1840 after two years of study.〔 He then studied law and became a prominent lawyer at Charleston in practice with his father.〔 De Saussure served in the South Carolina House of Representatives of the South Carolina General Assembly in 1848–1849, 1854–1857 and 1860–1863.〔 Wilmot Gibbes de Saussure married Martha Gourdin.〔Salley, Jr., A. S., ed. South Carolina Historical Society. ( 'The South Carolina historical magazine, Volumes 5-6' ). Volume V. Charleston: The Walker, Evans and Cogswell Company, 1904. . Retrieved September 11, 2012. p. 67.〕 When their eldest son, Henry A. de Sassure, died in 1903, two adult sons and three adult daughters survived their brother.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wilmot Gibbes de Saussure」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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