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DANIEL, Junius
BornJune 27 1828, Halifax NC
DiedMay 13 1864, Spotsylvania Court House VA
Pre-War OccupationGraduated West Point 1851, frontier duty, resigned 1858, planter.
Post-War Occupation
War Involvement1861 Col. of 14th North Carolina, 45th North Carolina, commanded a brigade in Holmes' division at Seven Days, September 1862 Brig. Gen., served in North Carolina, in Rodes' division at Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania (mw).
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DAVIDSON, Henry Brevard
BornJanuary 28 1831, Shelbyville TN
DiedMarch 4 1899, Livermore CA
Pre-War OccupationMexican War, graduated West Point 1853, frontier duty.
Post-War OccupationCivil engineer, agent of Southern Pacific Railroad.
War Involvement1861 staff major, Col., Island No 10 (c), released, August 1863 Brig. Gen. with a brigade in Wheeler's cavalry, Chickamauga, Shenandoah Valley campaign, Carolinas campaign.
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DAVIS, Joseph Robert
BornJanuary 12 1825, Woodville MS
DiedSeptember 15 1896, Biloxi MS
Pre-War OccupationLawyer, politician
Post-War OccupationLawyer
War Involvement1861 Capt., Lt. Col. of 10th Mississippi, served on the President's staff, September 1862 Brig. Gen., commanded a Mississippi brigade in Heth's division at Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg, Appotomattox.
NotesNephew of Jefferson Davis

DAVIS, William George Mackey
BornMay 9 1812, Portsmouth VA
DiedMarch 11 1898, Alexandria VA
Pre-War OccupationSailor, journalist, editor, cotton speculator, judge.
Post-War OccupationLawyer.
War Involvement1861 Col. of 1st Florida (which he recruited and equipped), elected to Confederate Congress, served in Tennessee, November 1862 Brig. Gen., commanded the Dept. of East Tennessee, May 1863 resigned, lived in Richmond, operated a fleet of blockade runners from Wilmington NC.
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DEARING, James
BornApril 25 1840, Campbell Cty VA
DiedApril 23 1865, Lynchburg VA
Pre-War OccupationWest Point - appointed 1858.
Post-War Occupation
War Involvement1861 Lt. in Washington Artillery, Peninsula, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Maj., commanded a Battalion in Longstreet's corps, Gettysburg, commanded Pickett's cavalry in North Carolina, April 1864 Lt. Col. in command of Horse Artillery of ANV, April 1864 Brig. Gen. in a cavalry brigade, Petersburg, near Appotomattox (mw).
NotesLast confederate general to die of wounds received in action.

DEAS, Zachariah Cantey
BornOctober 25 1819, Camden SC
DiedMarch 6 1882, New York NY
Pre-War OccupationMexican War, cotton broker
Post-War OccupationCotton broker.
War Involvement1861 Col. of 22nd Alabama (which he raised and financed), Shiloh (w), Kentucky invasion, December 1862 Brig. Gen. (in Withers' division), Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Franklin, Nashville, Carolinas campaign.
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DE LAGNEL, Julius Adolph
BornJuly 24 1827, Newark NJ
DiedJune 3 1912, Washington DC
Pre-War Occupation1847 appointed to US army 2nd Lt. of Artillery, resigned 1861.
Post-War OccupationSteamship business.
War Involvement1861 staff Capt., Rich Mountain (w,c), exchanged a year later, Maj. of 20th Bn of Virginia Artillery, declined Brig. Gen. 1862, Lt. Col. in Ordnance Bureau, inspector of arsenals.
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DESHLER, James
BornFebruary 18 1833, Tuscumbia AL
DiedSeptember 20 1863, Chickamauga GA
Pre-War OccupationGraduated West Point 1854, cavalry in the West.
Post-War Occupation
War Involvement1861 Capt. in artillery, Alleghany Summit (w), Col. of artillery, Seven Days, Trans Mississippi, Arkansas Post (s), July 1863 Brig. Gen. in Cleburne's division, Chickamauga (k).
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DIBRELL, George Gibbs
BornApril 12 1822, Sparta TN
DiedMay 9 1888, Sparta TN
Pre-War OccupationMerchant, politician
Post-War OccupationBusinessman, railroad president, US congressman.
War Involvement1861 Pvt. in 25th Tennessee, Lt. Col., Mill Springs, raised 8th Tennessee Cavalry under Forrest, Murfreesboro, Tullahoma campaign, Atlanta campaign, Savannah, January 1865 Brig. Gen., Carolinas, joined President Davis in his flight.
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DOCKERY, Thomas Pleasant
BornDecember 18 1833, NC
DiedFebruary 27 1898, New York NY
Pre-War Occupation
Post-War OccupationCivil engineer
War InvolvementCol. of Arkansas state troops, Wilson's Creek, Corinth, Vicksburg (c), paroled, August 1863 Brig. Gen., Camden expedition, Jenkins' Ferry.
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DOLES, George Pierce
BornMay 14 1830, Milledgeville GA
DiedJune 2 1864, Bethesda Church VA
Pre-War OccupationBusinessman, Capt. of Baldwin Blues militia co.
Post-War Occupation
War Involvement1861 Capt. in 4th Georgia, Col., Malvern Hill (w), South Mountain, Sharpsburg, November 1862 Brig. Gen., Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor (k).
NotesHis brigade recaptured the Mule Shoe at Spotsylvania.

DONELSON, Daniel Smith
BornJune 23 1801, Sumner Cty TN
DiedApril 17 1863, Montvale Springs TN
Pre-War OccupationGraduated West Point 1825, resigned 1826, planter, politician
Post-War Occupation
War Involvement1861 Brig. Gen. of state troops, July 1861 Brig. Gen. in Confederate Army, served in West Virginia, then in Charleston SC, Murfreesboro, commanded the Dept of East Tennessee, died of natural causes, 22 April 1863 Maj. Gen.
NotesSelected the sites for Forts Henry and Donelson

DRAYTON, Thomas Fenwick
BornAugust 24 1808, Charleston SC
DiedFebruary 18 1891, Florence SC
Pre-War OccupationGraduated West Point 1828, resigned 1836, planter, railroad director, politician
Post-War OccupationFarmer, insurance agent.
War InvolvementSeptember 1861 Brig. Gen., Port Royal, in D R Jones' division at Second Manassas, South Mountain, Sharpsburg, performed poorly, transferred to Trans Mississippi.
NotesLife-long friend of President Davis

DUBOSE, Dudley McIver
BornOctober 28 1834, Shelby Cty TN
DiedMarch 2 1883, Washington GA
Pre-War OccupationLawyer
Post-War OccupationLawyer, US congressman.
War Involvement1861 Lt. in 15th Georgia, Seven Days, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Col., Gettysburg, Chickamauga (w), Wilderness, November 1864 Brig. Gen., Petersburg, Appotomattox campaign, Sayler's Creek (c).
NotesMarried the daughter of Robert Toombs

DUKE, Basil Wilson
BornMay 28 1838, Georgetown KY
DiedSeptember 16 1916, New York NY
Pre-War OccupationLawyer
Post-War OccupationLawyer, politician, wrote memoirs, editor.
War Involvement1861 with Thompson's partisan rangers, Pvt. in Lexington Rifles, 2nd Lt. later Lt. Col. of 2nd Kentucky Cavalry, Morgan's Ohio raid (c), exchaaged in 1864, served in Eastern Kentucky and western Virginia, September 1864 promoted Brig. Gen. and took command of Morgan's cavalry, escort for President Davis and fugitive Confederate government.
NotesBrother-in-law of John Hunt Morgan

DUNCAN, Johnson Kelly
BornMarch 19 1827, York PA
DiedDecember 18 1862, Knoxville TN
Pre-War OccupationGraduated West Point 1849, Seminole war, surveyed railroad routes, resigned 1855.
Post-War Occupation
War Involvement1861 Col. of artillery defending forts around New Orleans, January 1862 Brig. Gen., captured when the New Orleans forts fell, exchanged, assigned to Bragg's staff, died of fever.
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DUNOVANT, John
BornMarch 5 1825, Chester SC
DiedOctober 1 1864, James River VA
Pre-War OccupationMexican War, commissioned 1855 as Capt. of US 10th Infantry, resigned December 1860.
Post-War Occupation
War Involvement1860 Maj. in Provisional army of South Carolina, Fort Sumter, Col. of 1st South Carolina, defence of Charleston, June 1862 dismissed for drunkenness, appointed Col. of 5th South Carolina, Drewry's Bluff, Cold Harbor, Trevilian Station, Petersburg, August 1864 Brig. Gen., Vaughan Road (nr James River) (k).
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