Samuel McGowan Military person

Samuel McGowan (October 19, 1819 – August 9, 1897) was a general from South Carolina in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He commanded a brigade in A.P. Hill's famous "Light Division" and was wounded several times. Ezra Warner's book, Generals in Gray, claims that "McGowan's career and reputation were not excelled by any other brigade commander in the Army of Northern Virginia."

Personal facts

Samuel McGowan
Birth dateOctober 19, 1819
Birth place
Laurens County South Carolina
Date of deathAugust 09, 1897
Place of death
Abbeville South Carolina

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allegiance
United States of America
Confederate States of America
military operations
American Civil War
Seven Days Battles
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Second Battle of Bull Run
First Battle of Bull Run
service start1846
service end1846

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