General John Creed Moore, C.S.A.

General John Creed Moore, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1849; Seminole War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1855. Commissioned as a captain in the 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery after the outbreak of war. After promoting through the grades, Moore was promoted to bri...

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Main Author: Ben Oppenheimer Photo Gallery
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Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures
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General John Creed Moore, C.S.A.
Ben Oppenheimer Photo Gallery
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Moore, John Creed, 1824-1901; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Texas; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1849; Seminole War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1855. Commissioned as a captain in the 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery after the outbreak of war. After promoting through the grades, Moore was promoted to brigadier general in May 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg (captured and exchanged), and Chattanooga. Resigned his Confederate commission in February 1864 when he was assigned to Mobile. Moore returned to Texas, where he worked as a teacher. He died in Osage, Texas, in December 1910 and is buried there. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 4. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling Q0000000159Q159General John Creed Moore, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1849; Seminole War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1855. Commissioned as a captain in the 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery after the outbreak of war. After promoting through the grades, Moore was promoted to brigadier general in May 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg (captured and exchanged), and Chattanooga. Resigned his Confederate commission in February 1864 when he was assigned to Mobile. Moore returned to Texas, where he worked as a teacher. He died in Osage, Texas, in December 1910 and is buried there. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 4. National Historical Society, 1991.1862-1865 circa1860-1869Ben Oppenheimer Photo GalleryMoore, John Creed, 1824-1901; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Texas; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #125v5914Alabama 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 TIFFLPP00208http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6430
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