Major General John B. Gordon

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Major General John B. Gordon was a prominent Confederate corps commander in the American Civil War, noted for his aggressive leadership in the Eastern Theater and later service as a U.S. senator and governor of Georgia.

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instanceOf American politician
Confederate Army general
human
allegiance Confederate States of America
associatedWith Lost Cause of the Confederacy movement NERFINISHED
authored Reminiscences of the Civil War NERFINISHED
birthDate 1832-02-06
birthPlace United States of America
surface form: United States

Upson County, Georgia NERFINISHED
burialPlace Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath stroke
citizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
commanded Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED
conflict American Civil War
deathDate 1904-01-09
deathPlace Miami, Florida NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
familyName Gordon NERFINISHED
fullName John Brown Gordon NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
middleName Brown NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Confederate States Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank Major General
notableFor aggressive leadership as a Confederate corps commander
participatedIn Appomattox Campaign NERFINISHED
Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED
Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED
Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED
Overland Campaign NERFINISHED
Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED
politicalParty Democratic Party
positionHeld Governor of Georgia
United States Senator from Georgia
postwarActivity public speaker on Civil War topics
profession lawyer
planter
residence Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED
servedUnder Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED
spouse Fanny Haralson Gordon NERFINISHED
stateRepresented Georgia NERFINISHED
termEndAsGovernorOfGeorgia 1890
termEndAsUSSenator 1880
1897
termStartAsGovernorOfGeorgia 1886
termStartAsUSSenator 1873
1891
theaterOfWar Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED

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Battle of Hatcher's Run commander Major General John B. Gordon