Isaac Minis

Isaac Minis (July 30, 1780 – November 15, 1856) was a private in the War of 1812 and a member of several administrations of Savannah's city council. He later became an associate of future Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Early life and career Minis was born on July 30, 1780, to Philip Minis and Judith Polock. It is believed he was born in cave near Charleston, South Carolina, while the city was under attack by the British during the American Revolutionary War. On December 4, 1803, he married Dinah Cohen (1787–1874), sister of Solomon Cohen Jr., a noted Savannah lawyer, with whom he had eight known children: Philip (born 1805), Sarah (1811), Philippa (1818), Abram (1820), Frances (1823), Maria (1825), Rebecca Gratz (1830) and Cecelia (1832). Philip became a noted Savannah physician, while Abram was "one of Savannah's leading merchants and a citizen of the highest integrity and social influence." In September 1810, Minis was elected as an alderman to the 21st Administration of the Savannah city council, headed by mayor William Bulloch. He served again in 1811–1813, 1815–1816, 1824–1828 (resigned on April 24, 1828) and 1830–1832.