John B. Grayson

Military Person

1806 – 1861

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Who was John B. Grayson?

John Breckinridge Grayson was a career United States Army officer and a graduate of West Point. He is well known for being a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War, his service during the Mexican-American War, and for his early death only three months after joining the Confederate Army of pneumonia and tuberculosis.

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Born
Oct 18, 1806
Fayette County
Also known as
  • John Grayson
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • United States Military Academy
Died
Oct 21, 1861
Tallahassee

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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