{⋆★⋆} BG Clark, John B. Jr.

John Bullock Clark Jr.​

Born: January 14, 1831

Birthplace: Fayette, Missouri

Father: John Bullock Clark Sr. 1802 – 1885

(Buried: Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Missouri)​

Mother: Eleanor Turner 1805 – 1873

(Buried: Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Missouri)​

1st Wife: Mariana Buckner 1835 – 1873

2nd Wife: Cornelia Jacoby 1846 -

Children:

Elias Buckner Clark 1859 – 1907​

(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

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Augusta Clark Gray 1867 – 1917​

(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

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Marianna Clark Hale 1869 – 1945​

(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)

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Adah Hawkes Clark 1872 – 1898​

(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

Education:

Attended Fayette Academy​

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Attended University of Missouri​

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1854: Graduated from Harvard University law school​

Occupation before War:

Lived two years travel & Adventure in California​

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1855 – 1861: Attorney in Fayette, Missouri​

Civil War Career:

1861: Served in the Battle of Carthage, Missouri​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas​

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1863: Participated in the Battle of Springfield, Missouri​

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Served in the 6th​ Missouri Infantry rising to rank of Colonel

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1864 – 1865: Brigadier General in Confederate Army Infantry​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1873: Attorney in Fayette, Missouri​

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1873 – 1883: United States Representative from Missouri​

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1883 – 1889: Clerk for U.S. House of Representatives​

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1889 – 1903: Attorney in Washington, D.C.​

Died: September 7, 1903

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Age at time of Death: 72 years old

Cause of Death: Asthena and Snycope of thirty-six hours duration

Burial Place: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General John B. Clark Jr. ! Salutes remembering General Clark on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

His father, John Sr.,was a Confederate Senator in the 1st Confederate Congress then was a Representative in the 2nd Congress. He was also a brigadier general in the Missouri State Guard.

 

[archieclement]

His postwar career also a good example of the success of reconstruction as a 5 term US representative.

 

[Luke Freet]

After commanding a "brigade" in the Missouri State Guard at Wilson's Creek, Lexington and Pea Ridge, Clark would form the 9th Missouri Infantry (a unit that contained a member with my last name, may be a coincidence and is unrelated, but who knows). He'd lead the regiment and eventually a brigade at Praire Grove, Helena, Pleasant Hill, and Jenkins' Ferry.