Adley Hogan Gladden
Adley Hogan Gladden (* 28. October 1810 in Fairfield District , South Carolina ; † 12. April 1862 after the Battle of Shiloh ) was a Brigadier General of the Army of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War .
Life
After moving to Columbia , Ohio , Gladden began trading in cotton and was later appointed postmaster by President Taylor . During the American-Mexican War he served as Major and Lieutenant Colonel in the Palimetto Regiment. He was wounded in the Battle of Belen Gate .
After the war, Gladden moved to New Orleans , Louisiana . In 1861 he took command of the 1st South Carolina Regiment as a lieutenant colonel, and a little later he was transferred to the 1st Louisiana Regulars and promoted to colonel . After the Battle of Pensacola , Gladden rose to the rank of Brigadier General on October 30, 1861. In the Battle of Shiloh on April 6, 1862, a shrapnel hit him , whereupon his arm was amputated in the field hospital . Six days later, Adley Hogan Gladden succumbed to the consequences of this injury. His grave is in Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile , Alabama .
literature
- Ezra J. Warner: Generals in Gray - Lives of the Confederate Commanders ; Louisiana State University Press; Baton Rouge, LA 1959
- James Spencer: Civil War Generals , Greenwood Press Inc .; Westport, Co 1986
See also
Web links
- Adley Hogan Gladden in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gladden, Adley Hogan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brigadier General of the Confederate States Army in the Civil War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fairfield District , South Carolina |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1862 |