General Frank Armstrong, C.S.A.

(Photograph shows brigadier general's collar insignia sewn on his colonel's blouse.) Graduated from Holy Cross and served in the U.S. Army, 1855-1861. Fought at First Manassas with the U.S. 2nd Dragoons; resigned his U.S. Army commission shortly afterward. After joining the Confederacy,...

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Main Author:	Hinton Oppenheimer, Mobile
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6388

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fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Armstrong; Frank Crawford, 1835-1909; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Arkansas; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Photograph shows brigadier general's collar insignia sewn on his colonel's blouse.) Graduated from Holy Cross and served in the U.S. Army, 1855-1861. Fought at First Manassas with the U.S. 2nd Dragoons; resigned his U.S. Army commission shortly afterward. After joining the Confederacy, Armstrong served on several general staffs mainly in the West. Promoted to brigadier general in April 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Wilson's Creek, Tullahoma, Stones River, Chickamauga, Knoxville, the Atlanta campaign, Franklin, Nashville, and Selma. After the war, Armstrong served as part of the Overland Mail Service, U.S. Indian Inspector, and Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Crawford died in Bar Harbor, Maine, in September 1909; he is buried in Washington, D.C. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. I. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000104Q104General Frank Armstrong, C.S.A.(Photograph shows brigadier general's collar insignia sewn on his colonel's blouse.) Graduated from Holy Cross and served in the U.S. Army, 1855-1861. Fought at First Manassas with the U.S. 2nd Dragoons; resigned his U.S. Army commission shortly afterward. After joining the Confederacy, Armstrong served on several general staffs mainly in the West. Promoted to brigadier general in April 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Wilson's Creek, Tullahoma, Stones River, Chickamauga, Knoxville, the Atlanta campaign, Franklin, Nashville, and Selma. After the war, Armstrong served as part of the Overland Mail Service, U.S. Indian Inspector, and Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Crawford died in Bar Harbor, Maine, in September 1909; he is buried in Washington, D.C. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. I. National Historical Society, 1991.1863 circa1860-1869Hinton Oppenheimer, MobileArmstrong; Frank Crawford, 1835-1909; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Arkansas; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #088v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00153http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6388
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General Frank Armstrong, C.S.A.

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