Gilbert Moxley Sorrel

Gilbert Moxley Sorrel(1838-1901) was a Confederate war of Secession veteran and historian. During the war he served as aide-de-camp and adjutant to General (and future President) James Longstreet with the army of Northern Virginia. After the war, Sorrel returned home to Savannah, Georgia, where he was an executive in the Ocean Steamship Company and served on the board of the Georgia Historical Society. His memoirs remain a valuable source for War of Secession veterans.