{⋆★⋆} BG Daniel, Junius

Junius Daniel​

Born: June 27, 1828

Birth Place: Halifax, North Carolina

Father: John Reeves Jones Daniel 1802 – 1868

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Shreveport, Louisiana)​

Mother: Martha Stith 1805 – 1830

(Buried: Colonial Churchyard, Halifax, North Carolina)​

Wife: Ellen Williams Long 1838 – 1932

(Buried: Colonial Churchyard, Halifax, North Carolina)​

Education:

1851: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (33rd​ in class)​

Occupation before War:

1851: Brevet 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 3rd​ Infantry Regiment​

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1851 – 1857: 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 3rd​ Infantry Regiment​

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1857 – 1858: 1st​ Lt. United States Army, 3rd​ Infantry Regiment​

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1858: Resigned from United States Army on May 31st​​

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1858 – 1861: Manager of his father's Shreveport, Louisiana Plantation​

Civil War Service:

1861 – 1862: Colonel of 14th​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Shocked due to fall from horse at Battle of Malvern Hill​

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1862 – 1864: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry​

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1864: Shot thru the abdomen during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House​

Died: May 13, 1864

Place of Death: Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia

Cause of Death: Wounds to the abdomen

Age at time of Death: 35 years old

Burial Place: Old Colonial Churchyard, Halifax, North Carolina

 

[Pollaco]

That mortal wound he received at Spotsylvania on May 12, 1864 was while trying to recapture the trenches at the Bloody Angle.

 

[jvarnell]

Happy Birthday Brig. General Junius Daniel....we salute you sir!

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General Junius Daniel! Salutes remembering General Daniel on his birthday.

 

[ErnieMac]

Daniel's Brigade was posted along the west face of the Mule Shoe. When the Federal troops overran the apex of the position Daniel swung his brigade to a position perpendicular to the Confederate line which stopped the Federal advance long the western face.

 

[danny]

From my notes, a portion of a time line referencing Daniel in 1862:

5/1/62 Daniel has been in command of a Bgde from N C in Gen Holmes' division since the first of May

5/6 camp near Goldsboro to Gen Cooper, Richmond from Junius Daniel Col 45th NCT cdg 2nd Bgde Dept of NC-asks that J N Edmundston be apptd a Major & QM & ordered to report to me for duty with the 2nd Bgde Dept of NC.

I would respectfully state that this Bgde is composed of four new Regts of NCT & that there is no Regimental QM in it-who can perform the duties of a Bgde QM

6/18 Holmes S O #133- [Col Daniel] Move to Petersburg
while a Col he commanded a Bgde of the 43rd, 45th, 50th NC Regts Infy & Burroughs Bn Cav [aka 3rd​ NC Bgde]

53rd NC added 6/21 or within a few days [by 6/28]

8/18/62 The 2nd NC Bn was exchanged, & ordered to rendezvous at Drewry's Bluff-Whilst in camp there attached to Col (later Gen) Daniel's Bgde

8/29 Daniel's Brigade had spent the summer working on the fortifications at Drewry's Bluff, was ordered to Richmond on 8/29

9/25 By this date, Daniel's Bgde consisted of the 32nd, 43rd, 45th, 50th, & 53rd​ NC units & the 2nd NC Bn. During the next several months, the Bgde was "thoroughly drilled & attained as high a state of efficiency & discipline as any Bgde in the CS army." Daniel was described as "a good organizer & a strict disciplinarian, but always looked after the wants & comfort of his men."

9/30/62 Daniel received promotion to Brig Gen with a date of rank of 9/1

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy (Monday) Birthday Brig. General Junius Daniel! Salutes remembering General Daniel on his birthday week.

 

[Pollaco]

Of the 9 or 10 Civil War Generals from his West Point class of 1851, all were brigadiers and none were "major players".

 

[Luke Freet]

When his brigade joined Rodes' Division post-Chancellorsville, he was the senior brigadier

 

[Luke Freet]

Reading up on Robert Rodes, it seems that Daniel may have been Rodes' favorite brigadier. I've found multiple cases where Daniel was singled out for promotion to Major General. One wonders if he hadn't been mortally wounded at the Mule Shoe May 12th; would he have gotten Early's Division instead of Ramseur? Wonder how he'd perform compared to the hot headed Ramseur at Bethesda Church and Rutherford's Farm.