Maj. Gen. Franklin Gardner
Born: January 29, 1823
New York City, New York
Died: April 29, 1873
Lafayette, Louisiana
1843: West Point Graduate
1843: 2nd Lieutenant
September 1846: Brevet 2nd Lieutenant
September 1847: Brevet Captain
1861: Dropped from Army roles
1861: Lieutenant Colonel CSA
April 11, 1862: Brigadier General
December 13, 1862: Major General
Maj. Gen. Franklin Gardner, CSA
1843: West Point Graduate 17 out of 39
1843: 2nd Lieutenant in 7th Infantry in Pensacola, Florida
1846-1848: Mexican-American War
September 21-23, 1846: Battle of Monterrey
Received Brevet appointment to 1st Lieutenant
March 9-29, 1847: Siege of Veracruz
August 20, 1847: Battle of Churobusco
September 8, 1847: Battle of Molino del Rey
Brevet to Captain
March 1855: Promoted to Captain in 10th U.S. Infantry
1847-1853: Regimental Adjutant
1861: Dropped from the rolls off the U.S. Army
Initially commissioned as a Lieutenant Colonel of Infantry CSA
Was assigned a brigade of Cavalry in the Army of the Mississippi and served at Shiloh
April 11, 1862: Promoted to Brigadier General
Named Chief of Cavalry by Gen. Beauregard
October 8, 1862: Battle of Perryville
December 13, 1862: Promoted to Maj. General and assigned command fortifications at Port Hudson
August 1864: Paroled
Received command of District of Mississippi and Eastern Louisiana serving under Lieutenant General Richmond Taylor
May 11, 1865: Surrendered with his department was paroled at Meridian, Mississippi
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 323
Franklin Gardner. 22 May 2021. web. 18 June 2021.
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray The Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rogue, 1992. p 97