1. Maxcy Gregg was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1839, practiced law with his father, and was a very respected member of Columbia society.
10 Facts About Maxcy Gregg
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Maxcy Gregg was a strong advocate of states rights his entire life, one of the South Carolina Fire-Eaters.
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Maxcy Gregg was a member of the 1860 convention which determined the secession of South Carolina.
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Maxcy Gregg was a major proponent of secession prior to the commencement of the Civil War.
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When South Carolina seceded from the Union in December 1860, Maxcy Gregg helped organize the 1st South Carolina Volunteers, and served as the regiment's first colonel.
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Maxcy Gregg's brigade played a prominent role in Hill's assault on the Union lines at the Battle of Gaines' Mill.
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Maxcy Gregg's brigade was caught by surprise, and in the confusion he was shot in the back.
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Maxcy Gregg was found by a group of staff officers and taken to a field hospital in the rear.
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Maxcy Gregg was unable to feel anything in his lower body and assumed he was completely paralyzed from the waist down, but after being placed in bed he managed to regain some feeling in his legs.
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Maxcy Gregg was portrayed by actor Buck Taylor in the 2003 film Gods and Generals.