Civil War Confederate Major General. A graduate of the US Military Academy in 1825, he was Brigadier General of the Tennessee Militia, 1829 to 1834. From 1841 to 1843 and 1855 to 1861, he was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. When Tennessee seceded from the Union in May 1861, he was commissioned Brigadier General in the Army of the Confederate States. In 1862, at the Battle of Murfreesboro, he commanded the 1st Brigade of the 1st Army Corps to victory over the Federal Army. Promoted Major General in January 1863, he was assigned to command the Confederate War Department of East Tennessee. While in position as senior officer of the Tennessee War Department, he died of natural causes.
Civil War Confederate Major General. A graduate of the US Military Academy in 1825, he was Brigadier General of the Tennessee Militia, 1829 to 1834. From 1841 to 1843 and 1855 to 1861, he was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. When Tennessee seceded from the Union in May 1861, he was commissioned Brigadier General in the Army of the Confederate States. In 1862, at the Battle of Murfreesboro, he commanded the 1st Brigade of the 1st Army Corps to victory over the Federal Army. Promoted Major General in January 1863, he was assigned to command the Confederate War Department of East Tennessee. While in position as senior officer of the Tennessee War Department, he died of natural causes.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Family Members
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Samuel Donelson
1770–1804
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Mary Ann Smith Donelson Sanders
1781–1857
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Margaret Branch Donelson
1811–1871
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Andrew Jackson Donelson
1799–1871
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Martha Sanders Watson
1811–1830
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Daniel S. Sanders
1820–1823
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Alethia Sanders Allison
1820–1896
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Elizabeth Branch Donelson Williams
1831–1918
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Mary Ann Donelson Martin
1834–1916
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Sarah Donelson Bradford
1836–1869
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Rebecca Williams Donelson Dismukes
1840–1911
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Martha B. Donelson Shute
1847–1893
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Susannah Branch Donelson Dismukes
1848–1871
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John Branch Donelson
1851–1918
Flowers
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