Daniel Marsh Frost

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Daniel Marsh Frost

Daniel Marsh Frost (born August 9, 1823 in Schenectady County , New York , †  October 29, 1900 in St. Louis , Missouri ) was a Brigadier General of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War .

Life

After his regular school years, Frost attended the US Military Academy at West Point , which he successfully completed in 1844 as the fourth of his class. He then served as a lieutenant in the Mexican-American War 1846-1848 and was awarded for his bravery. In 1853 he resigned and moved to St. Louis, where he became a partner in a planning office for mills and was involved in politics. Between 1854 and 1858 he was a member of the Missouri Senate .

When the Civil War broke out, Frost was Brigadier General in the Missouri Militia, running a secret camp outside of town aimed at raiding a Union Army arsenal . However, the plan was uncovered and all camp members were arrested. Frost was released shortly afterwards on his word of honor. On March 3, 1862, he became Brigadier General of the Confederate Army and then served as Inspector General for General Braxton Bragg .

In 1863 his family was evicted from their land because they sympathized with the Confederates, whereupon Frost resigned and moved with his family to Canada . It was not until 1865, after the war ended, that he went back to St. Louis with his family and again farmed his land until his death in 1900.

See also

literature

  • David J. Eicher, The Civil War in Books: An Analytical Bibliography , University of Illinois, 1997, ISBN 0-252-02273-4 .
  • Richard N. Current, Encyclopedia of the Confederacy (1993) (4 vol.) ( ISBN 0-13-275991-8 )
  • John H. Eicher & David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands , Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3 .
  • Ezra J. Warner, Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders , Louisiana State University Press, 1959, ISBN 0-8071-0823-5 .

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personal data
SURNAME Frost, Daniel Marsh
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Confederate General in the American Civil War
DATE OF BIRTH August 9, 1823
PLACE OF BIRTH Schenectady County , New York
DATE OF DEATH October 29, 1900
Place of death St. Louis , Missouri