John Stevens Bowen
John Stevens Bowen (born October 30, 1830 in Savannah, Georgia , † July 13, 1863 in Edwards , Mississippi ) was an officer in the United States Army , architect and general in the Confederate Army in the American Civil War .
Life
Bowen was born in Savannah, Georgia. He completed his training at the Military Academy in West Point , New York in 1853 as the thirteenth of his class. In 1856 he left the army and became an architect. When the Civil War broke out, he served first as a captain and later as a lieutenant colonel in the Missouri state militia . In the Battle of Shiloh on 6 and 7 April 1862, he commanded a brigade and in the Siege of Vicksburg in Mississippi from May 18 to July 4, 1863 a Division . After the fall of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, he was a prisoner of war and released shortly afterwards on his word of honor. Bowen died of dysentery a few days after his release on July 13, 1863 .
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 .
- Philip T. Tucker, The Forgotten "Stonewall of the West": Major General John Stevens Bowen . Macon, GA 1997, ISBN 0-86554-530-8 .
Web links
- John S. Bowen in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bowen, John Stevens |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | General of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Savannah, Georgia |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1863 |
| Place of death | Edwards , Mississippi |