John Quincy Marr
Military Person
1825 – 1861
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Who was John Quincy Marr?
John Quincy Marr 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, 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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- Born
- May 27, 1825
Warrenton - Nationality
- Confederate States of America
- Education
- Virginia Military Institute
- Died
- Jun 1, 1861
Fairfax
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on July 23, 2013
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