Lucius Gartrell

Lucius Gartrell Historical Figure Nationality: United States (Confederate States, 1861-65) Year of Birth: 1821 Year of Death: 1891 Cause of Death: Natural causes - inanition Occupation: Lawyer, Politician, Soldier Spouse: Twice widowed Children: Four Military Branch: Confederate Army (American Civil War) Political Party: Democratic Party Political Office(s): United States Representative from Georgia, Confederate States Representative from Georgia Fictional Appearances: The Guns of the South POD: January 17, 1864 Type of Appearance: Direct Nationality: Confederate States Political Party: Confederate Party Military Branch: CS Army (Second American Revolution)

Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell (January 7, 1821 – April 7, 1891) was an American politician and lawyer, as well as general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Lucius Gartrell in The Guns of the South

Lucius Gartrell was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives for a Georgia district, in the election of 1867 on the Confederate Party ticket. As such, he supported President Robert E. Lee's proposal to eliminate slavery.

Gartrell was part of a delegation of Congressmen and Senators that Lee had invited to examine the captured Rivington Men's headquarters in Richmond after the Richmond Massacre. There Lee had laid out captured reference books and other documents from an alternate future for the delegation to examine. This strengthened Gartrell's support for Lee's position.