Junius Daniel

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General Daniel

Junius Daniel (born June 27, 1828 in Halifax , North Carolina ; † May 13, 1864 in Spotsylvania County , Virginia ) was an officer in the US Army and Brigadier General of the Confederate Army in the Civil War until 1858 .

Life

Daniel was born the youngest son of John Reeves Jones Daniel, a North Carolina attorney general and a member of the US House of Representatives . In 1851 he finished his studies at the Military Academy at West Point , New York and began his active military service with the rank of lieutenant that same year in Newport Barracks, Kentucky . After two years he was transferred to New Mexico and served in the forts Filmore, Albuquerque and Stanton, was repeatedly involved in the local battles with Indians and was promoted to first lieutenant in the 3rd Infantry Regiment in 1857.

Daniel resigned from the army in 1858 and took over the management of his father's plantation in Louisiana . In October 1860 he married Ellen Long of Northampton County , North Carolina. When Louisiana decided to join the Confederate States of America , he offered this his services and was on June 3, 1861 as a colonel in command of the 14th Infantry Regiment. His regiment was unique in its composition: it included the men of the most representative and honorable families in the state and he gave them the best possible training for the war. After he had organized and trained further troops in North Carolina, he took over a brigade , composed of the 43rd, 45th and 50th Infantry Regiments and a cavalry battalion, with which he was from June 25 - July 1, 1862 at the Seven Day Battle in Virginia . On the final day of the battle, he narrowly escaped at the Battle of Malvern Hill when he was himself wounded and his horse shot under him.

In early September 1862 he was promoted to brigadier general and the 32nd, 43rd, 45th and 53rd Infantry Regiments and the 2nd Cavalry Battalion were subordinate to him. With this brigade he stayed near Richmond, Virginia until December of that year. Then his brigade was sent to North Carolina to prevent Union troops from entering. From July 1st to 3rd, 1863 he took part in the Battle of Gettysburg , where he was then honored for his bravery.

The last battle Daniel took part in was the battle at Spotsylvania Court House , Virginia, which lasted from May 8-21, 1864 , in which he was fatally wounded on May 12 and succumbed to his injuries a day later.

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. 4 volumes. 1993, ISBN 0132759918 .
  • 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 Daniel, Junius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION General of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War
DATE OF BIRTH June 27, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH Halifax , North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH May 13, 1864
Place of death Spotsylvania County , Virginia