General John Brown Gordon, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Shortly after the war began, Gordon raised a company of north Georgia mountain men known as the "Raccoon Roughs," which were attached to the 6th Alabama Infantry. He was elected major of the company in May 1861. After promoting through the...

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Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
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spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures General John Brown Gordon, C.S.A.
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Georgia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Shortly after the war began, Gordon raised a company of north Georgia mountain men known as the "Raccoon Roughs," which were attached to the 6th Alabama Infantry. He was elected major of the company in May 1861. After promoting through the grades, Gordon was promoted to brigadier general in November 1862 and major general in May 1864. Major campaigns and battles include the Peninsular campaign, Seven Pines, Antietam (wounded), Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, the Shenandoah Valley campaign, Third Winchester, Cedar Creek, and the defense of Richmond. After the war, Gordon returned to Georgia, where he served as a U.S. senator and governor. He died in Miami, Florida, in January 1904 and is buried in Atlanta, Georgia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 3. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000394Q394General John Brown Gordon, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Shortly after the war began, Gordon raised a company of north Georgia mountain men known as the "Raccoon Roughs," which were attached to the 6th Alabama Infantry. He was elected major of the company in May 1861. After promoting through the grades, Gordon was promoted to brigadier general in November 1862 and major general in May 1864. Major campaigns and battles include the Peninsular campaign, Seven Pines, Antietam (wounded), Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, the Shenandoah Valley campaign, Third Winchester, Cedar Creek, and the defense of Richmond. After the war, Gordon returned to Georgia, where he served as a U.S. senator and governor. He died in Miami, Florida, in January 1904 and is buried in Atlanta, Georgia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 3. National Historical Society, 1991.1862-1865 circa1860-1869Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Georgia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Cartes-de-visite; Studio portraitsShorter Mansion photograph albumAlabama 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 TIFFLPP00448http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6518
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General John Brown Gordon, C.S.A.

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