General David Twiggs, U.S.A.

General David Twiggs, U.S.A.

(No photograph of Twiggs in a Confederate uniform has been found. In this photo he is wearing his U.S. Army uniform.) Veteran of the War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Seminole War, and Mexican War. Surrendered Texas and all Union forces under his command to General Ben McCulloch in March 1861. Dismiss...

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Alabama Photographs and Pictures
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General David Twiggs, U.S.A.
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Twiggs, David Emanuel, 1790-1862; Soldiers; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (No photograph of Twiggs in a Confederate uniform has been found. In this photo he is wearing his U.S. Army uniform.) Veteran of the War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Seminole War, and Mexican War. Surrendered Texas and all Union forces under his command to General Ben McCulloch in March 1861. Dismissed from the U.S. Army and appointed as a major general in the Confederate Army a few weeks later. Briefly commanded a military district in Louisiana but retired in October 1861. He returned to Georgia and died there in July 1862; he is buried near Augusta, Georgia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling Q0000000276Q276General David Twiggs, U.S.A.(No photograph of Twiggs in a Confederate uniform has been found. In this photo he is wearing his U.S. Army uniform.) Veteran of the War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Seminole War, and Mexican War. Surrendered Texas and all Union forces under his command to General Ben McCulloch in March 1861. Dismissed from the U.S. Army and appointed as a major general in the Confederate Army a few weeks later. Briefly commanded a military district in Louisiana but retired in October 1861. He returned to Georgia and died there in July 1862; he is buried near Augusta, Georgia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991.1860-1869Twiggs, David Emanuel, 1790-1862; Soldiers; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Cartes-de-visite; Studio portraitsPollard, Charles T.Charles T. Pollard Confederate officers photograph albumLPP40, #34v8539Alabama 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 TIFFLPP00328http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6587
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