John Pegram

Military Person

1832 – 1865

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Who was John Pegram?

John Pegram was a career soldier from Virginia who served as an officer in the United States Army and then as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He became the first former U.S. Army officer to be captured in Confederate service in 1861 and was killed in action near the end of the war.

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Born
Jan 24, 1832
Petersburg
Also known as
  • Пеграм, Джон
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Education
  • United States Military Academy
Died
Feb 6, 1865
Dinwiddie County
Resting place
Hollywood Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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