John H. Winder
Military Person
1800 – 1865
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Who was John H. Winder?
John Henry Winder was a career United States Army officer who served with distinction during the Mexican War. He later served as a Confederate general officer during the American Civil War.
Winder was noted for commanding prisoner-of-war camps throughout the South during the war, and for charges of improperly supplying the prisoners in his charge.
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- Born
- Feb 7, 1800
Somerset County - Also known as
- John Winder
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Confederate States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- Feb 7, 1865
Florence - Resting place
- Green Mount Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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