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Elisha Franklin Paxton (March 4, 1828 – May 3, 1863) was an American lawyer and soldier who served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He died in combat leading the famed Stonewall Brigade during the Battle of Chancellorsville. ==Early life and career== Paxton was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia. He was the son of Elisha Paxton and Margaret McNutt, a Presbyterian family, and his grandfather was American Revolutionary War veteran William Paxton. His first education came from his cousin James H. Paxton's school.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Stonewall Hut biography of Paxton )〕 In 1845 he attended Washington College in Lexington, Virginia, and in 1847 he entered Yale University located in New Haven, Connecticut. Paxton then attended the University of Virginia Law School in Charlottesville in 1849,〔Eicher, p. 420.〕 graduating at the top of his class.〔Robertson, p. 206.〕 When fully grown Paxton was described as "five feet ten inches high, heavily built and of great bodily strength",〔 a physique that inspired his childhood nickname, "Bull".〔Sears, p. 330.〕 He was known not to drink alcohol.〔Stonewall Hut biography of Paxton. "His strength of character was shown by the fact that at this time, when the drinking of whiskey was a universal custom, he abstained altogether from its use, and continued to do so until his death."〕 Upon graduating Paxton settled in Virginia and became a lawyer, then a bank president in Lexington.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Antietam on the web biography of Paxton )〕 He also later worked as a planter, and then moved to Ohio. After passing the state's bar examination, he worked for several years in Ohio prosecuting land claims.〔 His law practice ended in 1860 because of his failing eyesight, but this did not stop him from becoming prominent in political matters. His son Matthew wrote that "he was a man of ardent temperament and strong convictions such as did not permit him to remain an indifferent spectator of the exciting political occurrences of era." His "blunt and outspoken views" on behalf of the secession of South Carolina caused a rift in his friendship with Lexington resident Thomas J. Jackson; the two men did not speak to each other until after each had joined the Confederate Army.〔 When he was 26, Paxton married 23-year-old Elizabeth Hannah White (died February 16, 1872)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Paxton Family tree descriptions )〕 on November 2, 1854. She was the daughter of Matthew White and lived in Lexington.〔 They would have four children together, three of whom out-lived Paxton: Matthew W. Paxton, John G. Paxton, and Frank Paxton.〔 The actor Bill Paxton is a direct descendant of Elisha Paxton (great-great-grandson) and his son John Gallatin Paxton.〔http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=geolarson3&id=I132494〕 Matthew became the editor of the newspaper ''Rockbridge County News'' and John a lawyer in Kansas City, Missouri. Frank lived in San Saba County, Texas.〔 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「Elisha F. Paxton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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