Richard Henry Battle

(1835-1912)

At a Glance

Richard Henry Battle read law with Annie's father, Thomas Samuel Ashe. The University of North Carolina an LLD on him in 1895.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Richard Henry Battle was born in 1835, in Raleigh, NC. He died in 1912.

Places of Residence

• Raleigh, NC.

Occupations

• Lawyer. Richard Henry Battle was a lawyer in Wadesboro, NC from 1860 - 1862. He practice law in Raleigh, NC after the war.
• Captain. He was a Confederate State of America Captain in 1862.
• Secretary. He was a private secretary to governor-elect Zebulon Vance in 1862.
• Legislator. He served in the State Legislature in 1911.
• Trustee. He served in the University of North Carolina Board of Trustees from 1879 - 1912.

Relatives

• Parents: William Horn Battle and Lucy Martin Plummer.
• Spouse: Annie Ruffin Ashe  (1840-1883), married on November 20, 1860. Richard Henry Battle and Annie Ruffin Ashe  were married in Wadesboro, NC
  Children:
  
  • seven sons, Samuel Ashe Battle (1863-1865), Lewis Junius Battle (1865-1948), Richard Henry Battle, [Jr.] (1869-1880), Annie Ashe Battle (1871-1873), Charles Phillip Battle (1875-1877), William Kemp Battle (1880-1905) and Edmund Strudwick Ashe Battle (b. 1873).
  • three daughters, Lucy Plummer Battle (1861-1905), Caroline Burgwyn Battle (1867-1880) and Rosa Ashe Battle (1879-1962).
• Others: Richard Battle (grandson, 1905-1905) and Ann Battle Miller (granddaughter).