General John Echols, C.S.A.

(In the photograph he has a colonel's insignia on his collar, but the button arrangement of a brigadier general.) Commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the 27th Virginia Infantry in 1861. After promoting through the grades, Echols was promoted to brigadier general in April 1862. Major campa...

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Main Author:	Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
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/6450

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spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures General John Echols, C.S.A. Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Echols, John, 1823-1896; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(In the photograph he has a colonel's insignia on his collar, but the button arrangement of a brigadier general.) Commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the 27th Virginia Infantry in 1861. After promoting through the grades, Echols was promoted to brigadier general in April 1862. Major campaigns and battles include First Manassas, Kernstown (wounded), Kanawah Valley, Droop Mountain, New Market, and Cold Harbor. Because of poor health, Echols spent much of the war in administrative capacities such as commander of the Department of Southwestern Virginia and District of Southwestern Virginia. After the war, Echols returned to Virginia, where he practiced law and and engaged in various business ventures. He died in Staunton, Virginia, in May 1896 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. 2. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000190Q190General John Echols, C.S.A.(In the photograph he has a colonel's insignia on his collar, but the button arrangement of a brigadier general.) Commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the 27th Virginia Infantry in 1861. After promoting through the grades, Echols was promoted to brigadier general in April 1862. Major campaigns and battles include First Manassas, Kernstown (wounded), Kanawah Valley, Droop Mountain, New Market, and Cold Harbor. Because of poor health, Echols spent much of the war in administrative capacities such as commander of the Department of Southwestern Virginia and District of Southwestern Virginia. After the war, Echols returned to Virginia, where he practiced law and and engaged in various business ventures. He died in Staunton, Virginia, in May 1896 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. 2. National Historical Society, 1991.1862 circa1860-1869Anthony, E. & H.T., New YorkEchols, John, 1823-1896; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #149v5914Alabama 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 TIFFLPP00239http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6450
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General John Echols, C.S.A.

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