John

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John B. Magruder was a Confederate major general during the American Civil War, known for his leadership in the Peninsula Campaign and his flamboyant personality.

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instanceOf Confederate general
person
allegiance Confederate States of America
United States of America
birthDate 1807-08-15
birthPlace Port Royal, Virginia NERFINISHED
burialPlace Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Texas NERFINISHED
commanded Confederate forces at the Battle of Galveston
Confederate forces in the Peninsula Campaign
conflict American Civil War
Mexican–American War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1871-02-18
deathPlace Houston, Texas NERFINISHED
educatedAt United States Military Academy
ethnicGroup American of Scottish descent
familyName Magruder NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
graduationYear 1830
knownFor elaborate social life and theatrics
languageSpoken English
middleName Bankhead NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Confederate States Army NERFINISHED
United States Army
militaryRank major general
militaryUnit U.S. Army artillery NERFINISHED
nickname Prince John NERFINISHED
notableFor flamboyant personality
leadership in the Peninsula Campaign
notableWork recapture of Galveston, Texas, in 1863
occupation artillery officer
military officer
participatedIn Battle of Galveston NERFINISHED
Battle of Yorktown (1862) NERFINISHED
Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED
positionHeld commander of the Army of the Peninsula
commander of the District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona
promotedToRank major general in the Confederate Army
residence Texas
Virginia NERFINISHED
serviceNumberOrID West Point class of 1830 graduate
sexOrGender male
styleOfWarfare use of deception and theatrics to exaggerate troop strength

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