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In another post I discussed a Detroit militia company named for General Grayson. Grayson was a Confederate general for only three months before he died. So I was wondering if he might be the first Confederate general to die. His death was on October 21 1861. Does anyone know what Confederate generals who died prior to that date?
General Grayson seems to have all the necessary requirements to have obtained higher positions in the Confederate Army. His service in the Mexican American War earned him a brevetted promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. At the start of the Civil War he was a Major in the US Army. His first cousin was vice president of the Confedercy.
General Grayson seems to have all the necessary requirements to have obtained higher positions in the Confederate Army. His service in the Mexican American War earned him a brevetted promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. At the start of the Civil War he was a Major in the US Army. His first cousin was vice president of the Confedercy.