John Edwards
Born: October 24, 1815
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky
Father: John Edwards 1774 – 1840
Mother: Nancy Geiger 1781 – 1820
Wife: Elizabeth Jane Knight 1811 – 1853
(Buried: Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford, Indiana)
Wife: Catherine Whisenand
Wife: Mary Burland Beavans 1860 – 1932
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Children:
Colonel Eugene Edwards 1835 – 1915
(Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Nebraska)
John Edwards
Marcus Edwards
Mary W. Edwards
Susan Huldah Edwards
William T. Edwards
Montgomery Gray Edwards
Nancy Edwards
Clarence B. Edwards
Alfred Edwards
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Indiana
1845 – 1846: Indiana State Representative
1849 – 1852: Alcalde in California
1852 – 1853: Indiana State Senator
Member of Iowa State Constitutional Convention
1856 – 1860: Iowa State Representative
1857: Founder of the Patriot Newspaper
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Aide to Governor of Iowa, Samuel Kirkwood
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of Cavalry, on staff of Governor of Iowa
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 18th Iowa Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1864: Served in Missouri, and Northern Arkansas
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1864 – 1865: Union Army Commander, District of South West Missouri
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1869: Assessor for of United States Internal Revenue Service
1871 – 1872: United States Congressman from Arkansas
1872 – 1894: Attorney in Washington, D.C.
Died: April 8, 1894
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Rheumatism, cystitis, and asthenia
Age at time of Death: 78 years old
Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
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