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John B. Gordon

major generalUnited StatesConfederate States2 battles1 war

Lifespan

1832 – 1904

1840185018601870188018901900American Civil War · 1861–1865Appomattox — 9 Apr 1865 · Confederate States · American Civil WarBattle of Sailor's Creek — April 6, 1865 · Confederate States (Confederacy) · American Civil War

Active service 1865 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 33.

Profile

John Brown Gordon was an American politician, Confederate States Army general, attorney, slaveowner and planter. "One of Robert E. Lee's most trusted generals" by the end of the Civil War, according to historian Ed Bearss, he strongly opposed Reconstruction. A member of the Democratic Party, he was twice elected by the Georgia state legislature as a United States Senator, serving from 1873 to 1880, and again from 1891 to 1897. He served two terms as the 53rd governor of Georgia from 1886 to 1890.

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Battles (2)

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