Maj. Gen. Francis P. Blair, Jr.
Born: February 19, 1821
Lexington, Kentucky
Died: July 8, 1875
St. Louis, Missouri
July 1862: Colonel
August 1862: Brigadier General
November 1862: Major General
Maj. Gen. Francis P. Blair, Jr.
Mexican-American War
Appointed Attorney General for New Mexico Territory by General Stephen W. Kearny
Developed an American Code of Law for the region with help of others and became a judge of the newly established circuit court
1857-1859: U.S. House of Representative for Missouri
June 8, 1860-June 25, 1860: U.S. House of Representatives
December 1860: Organized and equipped a force of several thousand Home Guard troops
As tensions rose, transferred weapons from U.S. Arsenal in St. Louis to Alton, Illinois
March 4, 1861-June 10, 1864: U.S. House of Representatives
July 1862: Appointed Colonel of Missouri Volunteers
August 1862: Promoted to Brigadier General of Volunteers
November 1862: Promoted to Major General
May 16, 1862: Battle of Champion Hill
October-November 1863: Chattanooga Campaign
1 May - 8 September 1864: Atlanta Campaign
Carolina's Campaign
1866: Opposed the Congressional Reconstruction Policy and left the Republican Party
1871: Chosen Senator from Missouri
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 67
Francis Preston Blair Jr. 4 April 2021. web. 12 May 2021.
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964. p 35-36