John Bankhead Magruder
Born: May 1, 1807
Birthplace: Port Royal, Virginia
Father: Thomas Magruder 1779 – 1830
Mother: Elizabeth Bankhead M. Magruder 1778 – 1849
(Buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia)
Wife: Esther Henrietta Von Kapff 1812 – 1884
Married: May 18, 1831 in Baltimore, Maryland
Children:
Isabel Bankhead Magruder Buckler 1832 – 1869
Henry R. Magruder 1838 – 1907
Kate Elizabeth Magruder 1841 – 1896
Education:1830: Graduated from West Point Military Academy- (15th in class)
Occupation before War:
1830: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 7th Infantry Regiment
1830 – 1831: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 7th Infantry Regiment
1831 – 1836: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Artillery
1836 – 1846: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Artillery
1846 – 1861: Captain United States Army, 1st Artillery
1847: Brevetted Major for Gallantry at Battle of Cero Gordo, Mexico
1847: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Chapultepec
1861: Resigned from United States Army on April 20th
Civil War Career:1861: Colonel in the Confederate States Army
1861: Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army
1861 – 1865: Major General in the Confederate States Army
1862: Small Army Commander on the Virginia Peninsula
1862: Division Commander during the Battle of Yorktown, Virginia
1862: Division Commander during the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia
Commander of the District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona
1863: Won the Battle of Galveston, Texas on January 1, 1863
1864 – 1865: Commander of the Department of Arkansas
1865: Commander of District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona
Occupation after War:1865 – 1867: Major General in the Mexican Imperial Army
1867 – 1871: Lived in Houston, Texas
Died: February 18, 1871
Place of Death: Houston, Texas
Age at time of Death: 63 years old
Burial Place: Old City Cemetery, Galveston, Texas
Grave Location: First Row – East End – South of Entrance Gate
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