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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

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