Johnson Hagood

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Johnson Hagood

Johnson Hagood (born February 21, 1829 in Barnwell , South Carolina , † January 4, 1898 ibid) was an American politician and governor of South Carolina from 1880 to 1882 .

Early years, civil war and political advancement

Johnson Hagood first attended the Richmond Academy in Augusta ( Georgia ) and then graduated in 1847 from the "Citadel" Military Academy in Georgia as the best in its class. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1850, but preferred living on a plantation to being a lawyer. Hagood was also active in the National Guard, where he was a member of the General Staff. He also served as Chairman of the Citadel Military Academy's Visitors Committee for 14 years. During the Civil War he rose to brigadier general in the Confederation Army. He held his first command as a colonel. He commanded the 1st South Carolina Volunteers . He took part in the attack on Fort Sumter and the Second Battle of Bull Run . In July 1862 he became a Brigadier General.

After defeating Robert Gould Shaw and his Black Regiment (54th Massachusetts Regiment) at the Second Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863 , Union officers asked for Shaw's body to be handed over, to which Hagood replied:

"We have buried him with his niggers."

"We buried him with his niggers."

During the Overland Campaign of 1864, Hagood brought a brigade north of Petersburg, Virginia. He fought there under Major General Robert F. Hoke in the battles of Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor . He served as defender in the Siege of Petersburg until December 1864 when Hokes Division was assigned to Fort Fisher . Hagood fought from Fort Anderson, North Carolina during the Battle of Wilmington in February 1865. Towards the end of the war, Hagood served under General Joseph E. Johnston in North Carolina .

Before serving as governor, Hagood was President of the Agricultural and Mechanical Society. In 1876 he supported the gubernatorial campaign of Wade Hampton III. After an unsuccessful attempt to be elected to the US House of Representatives, he was from 1876 to 1880 head of the Court of Auditors of South Carolina (Comptroller General).

Governor of south carolina

In 1880 he was elected governor as the Democratic Party candidate with 96% of the vote. During his two-year tenure, he tried to get the economy going. In addition, duels were banned for all public sector employees. The Citadel Military Academy, closed since the end of the Civil War, reopened during his tenure.

Retirement

Governor Hagood did not stand for re-election in 1882. Instead, he retired to his plantation. However, he returned to the political stage twice as chairman of the Agriculture Committee. He died in early January 1898.

literature

  • Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 4. Meckler Books, Westport, CT, 1978. 4 volumes.
  • The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. 12. James T. White & Company, New York

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3 , p. 272.
  2. ↑ James M. McPherson: Drawn with the Sword; Oxford University Press, 1996, ISBN 0-19-511796-4 . Especially the chapter "The Glory Story", p. 104
  3. ^ Bradley, Mark L., This Astounding Close: The Road to Bennett Place, University of North Carolina Press, 2006, ISBN 0-8078-5701-7 , p. 292
  4. ↑ Eicher, p. 272; Warner, Ezra J., Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders, Louisiana State University Press, 1959, ISBN 0-8071-0823-5 , pp. 121 f.
personal data
SURNAME Hagood, Johnson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician, governor of South Carolina
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Barnwell , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH January 4, 1898
Place of death Barnwell , South Carolina