Civil War Confederate Brigadier General, Senator and US Congressman. He was a member of the North Carolina State Senate when elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress, serving, 1843 to 1845. In 1847, he was reelected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving until 1858. In 1858, he was appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served until he resigned to support North Carolina seceding from the Union in 1861. During the Civil War, he served as a Confederate Army Brigadier General and was wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia, in May 1864, which ended his active military service.
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General, Senator and US Congressman. He was a member of the North Carolina State Senate when elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress, serving, 1843 to 1845. In 1847, he was reelected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving until 1858. In 1858, he was appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served until he resigned to support North Carolina seceding from the Union in 1861. During the Civil War, he served as a Confederate Army Brigadier General and was wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia, in May 1864, which ended his active military service.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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Geneanet Community Trees Index
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U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005
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Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889
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North Carolina, U.S., Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index, 1700-2018
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