Civil War Confederate Army Brigadier General. He graduated from United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1832, served as an infantry officer in the war with Mexico, and on frontier duty in Indian Territory. In 1861, he resigned his commission and was appointed Colonel in the Army of the Confederate States. Promoted Brigadier General in August 1861, he was assigned command of the Department of North Carolina and the coast defenses of the State. After New Bern, North Carolina fell to the Federals in March 1862, he was relieved from duty due to a severe illness. He continued to serve as Adjutant Inspector General of the State North Carolina until resigning in September 1862, due to illness and age. After the war he engaged in farming in Sebastian County, Arkansas.
Civil War Confederate Army Brigadier General. He graduated from United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1832, served as an infantry officer in the war with Mexico, and on frontier duty in Indian Territory. In 1861, he resigned his commission and was appointed Colonel in the Army of the Confederate States. Promoted Brigadier General in August 1861, he was assigned command of the Department of North Carolina and the coast defenses of the State. After New Bern, North Carolina fell to the Federals in March 1862, he was relieved from duty due to a severe illness. He continued to serve as Adjutant Inspector General of the State North Carolina until resigning in September 1862, due to illness and age. After the war he engaged in farming in Sebastian County, Arkansas.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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