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  • John Quincy Marr
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  • John Quincy Marr (May 27, 1825 – June 1, 1861) was a Virginia militia company captain and the first Confederate soldier killed by a Union soldier in combat in the American Civil War. Marr was killed at the Battle of Fairfax Court House (June 1861), Virginia on June 1, 1861. He had been a delegate to the Virginia Secession Convention and ultimately supported secession of Virginia from the Union after initially opposing it.
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serviceyears
  • 1861
Birth Date
  • 1825-05-27
Branch
  • Warrenton Rifles company
death place
  • Fairfax Court House, Virginia
Name
  • John Quincy Marr
Caption
  • Marr in 1849
Birth Place
  • Warrenton, Virginia
death date
  • 1861-06-01
Rank
  • 35
Battles
placeofburial
  • Warrenton, Virginia
abstract
  • John Quincy Marr (May 27, 1825 – June 1, 1861) was a Virginia militia company captain and the first Confederate soldier killed by a Union soldier in combat in the American Civil War. Marr was killed at the Battle of Fairfax Court House (June 1861), Virginia on June 1, 1861. He had been a delegate to the Virginia Secession Convention and ultimately supported secession of Virginia from the Union after initially opposing it.