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  • John B. Magruder
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  • John Bankhead Magruder (May 1, 1807 – February 19, 1871) was a career military officer who served in the armies of three nations. He was a U.S. Army officer in the Mexican-American War, a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and a postbellum general in the Imperial Mexican Army. Known as "Prince John" to his army friends, Magruder was most noted for his actions in delaying Federal troops during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign through elaborate ruses that gave Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan the impression that the Confederates had more forces than in actuality, and in successfully defending Galveston, Texas, against the Union Army and Navy early in 1863.
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serviceyears
  • 1830
  • 1861
Birth Date
  • 1807-05-01
Branch
death place
  • Houston, Texas
Nickname
  • Prince John
Name
  • John Bankhead Magruder
Caption
  • John B. Magruder
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  • Place of burial
Birth Place
death date
  • 1871-02-19
Rank
  • 35
Allegiance
  • United States of America
  • Confederate States of America
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placeofburial
  • Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Texas
abstract
  • John Bankhead Magruder (May 1, 1807 – February 19, 1871) was a career military officer who served in the armies of three nations. He was a U.S. Army officer in the Mexican-American War, a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and a postbellum general in the Imperial Mexican Army. Known as "Prince John" to his army friends, Magruder was most noted for his actions in delaying Federal troops during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign through elaborate ruses that gave Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan the impression that the Confederates had more forces than in actuality, and in successfully defending Galveston, Texas, against the Union Army and Navy early in 1863.
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