During the American Civil War, he joined the Confederate States Army as an infantry captain and was eventually promoted to colonel in the 54th Regiment of the Georgia Infantry.

Republican Andrew Sloan was successful in contesting Rawls' election and served the remainder of the term in the 43rd Congress.

Rawls served in the office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives from 1874 to 1882 and 1891 to 1895.

You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This biographical article related to the United States military is a stub.

You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This article about a person of the American Civil War is a stub.