General John Magruder, C.S.A.

General John Magruder, C.S.A.

(Photographed in a non-regulation Confederate uniform of his own design.) Graduated from West Point, 1830; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was commissioned as a colonel in the Confederate Infantry shortly afterward. Promoted to brigadier ge...

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General John Magruder, C.S.A.
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Magruder, John Bankhead, 1807-1871; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Photographed in a non-regulation Confederate uniform of his own design.) Graduated from West Point, 1830; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was commissioned as a colonel in the Confederate Infantry shortly afterward. Promoted to brigadier general in June 1861 and major general in October 1861. Transferred to the Trans-Mississippi in 1862, where he spent the remainder of the war. Major campaigns and battles include Big Bethel, Peninsular campaign, Seven Days', and Galveston. After the war, Magruder served briefly in the Mexican Army. He died in Houston, Texas, in February 1871 and is buried in Galveston. 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 Q0000000268Q268General John Magruder, C.S.A.(Photographed in a non-regulation Confederate uniform of his own design.) Graduated from West Point, 1830; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was commissioned as a colonel in the Confederate Infantry shortly afterward. Promoted to brigadier general in June 1861 and major general in October 1861. Transferred to the Trans-Mississippi in 1862, where he spent the remainder of the war. Major campaigns and battles include Big Bethel, Peninsular campaign, Seven Days', and Galveston. After the war, Magruder served briefly in the Mexican Army. He died in Houston, Texas, in February 1871 and is buried in Galveston. 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, 1991.1860-1869Magruder, John Bankhead, 1807-1871; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Cartes-de-visite; Studio portraitsPollard, Charles T.Charles T. Pollard Confederate officers photograph albumLPP40, #27v8539Alabama 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 TIFFLPP00320http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6582
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