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 John McCausland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1859 he was present with a group of VMI cadets at the execution of John Brown at Charles Town.
After the failure of Early's campaign, McCausland rejoined the Army of Northern Virginia in the Siege of Petersburg, the Battle of Five Forks, and the Appomattox Campaign.
McCausland died at his farm, "McCausland", in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, the last Confederate general to die.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_McCausland   (517 words)

  
 The man who (almost) conquered Washington
McCausland was at the vanguard of a 15,000-man Rebel army commanded by Confederate Gen. Jubal Early.
John McCausland was born in St. Louis in 1836.
McCausland's coffin, draped with the Confederate battle flag, was laid out on the bow of a barge in the Kanawha River, then floated 20 miles downstream to a hill near Henderson.
members.aol.com /jfo41/McCausland.html   (3317 words)

  
 Life of Brigadier General John McCausland
John moved to St. Louis where he enjoyed phenomenal success, for he gained control of the heart of the city, a section which was one day to give his son a sizable fortune.
John McCausland was educated in the best elementary schools of his day in Mason County and at Buffalo Academy in Putnam County.12 On August 2, 1853, at the age of sixteen, he enrolled in the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, Virginia.
After a short courtship John McCausland and Charlotte Hannah were married on October 3, 1878, by the Reverend Hugh Brown at Cliffside, the residence of her family, in Charlotte County, Virginia.228 Of this marriage four children were born: Samuel H., 1880; John, Jr., 1881; Charlotte Emmette, 1883; and Alexander, 1887.
www.wvculture.org /history/journal_wvh/wvh4-1.html   (16291 words)

  
 Gen. John McCausland
John was a exemplary student, and became squad Marshall of the Cadet Corp. He graduated 1st in his class in 1857 majoring in Engineering.
John joined the faculty of the VMI and became Assistant Professor of mathematics, as well as assistant professor of artillery tactics under Professor Thomas Jonathan Jackson.
John McCausland made his headquarters in Charleston, Virginia and formed the 36th Virginia Infantry Regiment, which he took command, with commission of Colonel.
www.dixieresearch.com /WV/GenMcCaus.html   (1527 words)

  
 McCausland Family Genealogy
John Kennedy McCausland, CB who was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1803 and served in India in the Army of the East India Company for nearly 40 years.
John Kennedy McCausland was the son of Marcus Langford McCausland of Roe Park, Limavady, county Derry, Ulster, Ireland.
John Kennedy McCausland's mother, Maria Kennedy, was of the Kennedys of Cultra, county Down, another prominent Ulster family, related to Robert Stewart, Lord Londonderry.
www.kelcran.com /Genealogy/mccausland.htm   (2854 words)

  
 JOHN GILPIN'S STORY
Meanwhile, McCauslands men had stopped at the riverbank and dismounted, some taking their mounts to the riverside, the rest walking beside the fence that followed from the river to the Worthington home, and some of the confederate cavalry crossed the fence to the left into the waist high cornfield.
McCausland's cavalry brigade, of Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-second Virginia Cavalry.
John Gilpin, William Stilwell and William L. Smith were then sent to Elmira, NY, a harsh prison camp of 40 acres near the Chemug River, which was to have a death rate of twice that of other northern prison camps.
www.lcarver.com /john.html   (9107 words)

  
 Death of General John McCausland
Born in St. Louis, in September, 1836, the son of a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, John McCausland, after the death of his parents in 1850 was taken into the family of an uncle who was a river boat captain, and in an academy at Buffalo, W. Va., he prepared for Virginia Military Institute.
Of General McCausland's cherished memories of the war the place of honor was given to the sword he received as an expression of gratitude for this service, inscribed "The citizens of Lynchburg to Gen. John McCausland, June 18, 1864."
Returning to this section, General McCausland was warned that officers were awaiting him here with a warrant because of the Chambersburg affair, and leaving the boat on which they expected to meet him he made his way to Canada, thence to England France and to Mexico.
www.wvculture.org /history/civilwar/mccausland01.html   (910 words)

  
 John McCausland Biography (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Brigadier-General John McCausland, one of the most conspicuous figures in the warfare in the valley of the Shenandoah and on the borders of Virginia, held important Confederate commands, and gained a national reputation as a brilliant leader and persistent fighter.
Early arrived from Cold Harbor in time to relieve McCausland from the pressure of the Federal troops, and McCausland and his troopers were soon upon their heels, intercepting Hunter at Falling Rock, and capturing his artillery and wagon train.
Sweeping on down the valley, he was a conspicuous figure in the July raid through Maryland, levying $25,000 tribute from Hagerstown, winning a handsome cavalry fight at Frederick City, and made the first attack at the ford of the Monocacy across which Gordon moved to strike the Federal flank at the defeat of Wallace.
www.civilwarhome.com.cob-web.org:8888 /McCauslandbio.htm   (718 words)

  
 John McCausland Biography
He is the son of John McCausland, a native of county Tyrone, Ireland, who came to America when about twenty-one years of age, and first made his home at Lynchburg, with David Kyle, whose daughter Harriet he subsequently married.
His son, John McCausland, was born at St. Louis, September 13, 1837, and in 1849 went with his brother to Point Pleasant, Mason county, where he received a preparatory education.
Colonel McCausland assumed command and made a gallant fight, forming two new lines successively, and finally retired in good order, repulsing the attacks of the Federal cavalry, and carrying with him 200 prisoners.
www.civilwarhome.com /McCauslandbio.htm   (718 words)

  
 George T. Dealy's Memo Book
Mother [Isabella McCausland] was born in the parish of Copa co Tyrone within one mile of the town of Omagh, Ireland.
Mother [Isabella McCausland] thinks that after he [don't know who is referred to here] left his property his family settled in Belfast.
John R. [John Richard, General Dealy's father] Dealy was his son.
www.dalyclan.org /Notebook/notebook.htm   (850 words)

  
 John E. McCausland, Inc
John E. McCausland, inc. has been in business at the same location in Jacksonville, Florida since 1972.
We are the Manufacturer's of high quality hydraulic powered submersible pumping systems, which we sell worldwide and rent to local customers.
We here at John E. McCausland, Inc. are confident that we build high quality, easy to service and durable equipment with some of the best features in the industry.
www.mccauslandpumps.com /overview.htm   (585 words)

  
 John E. McCausland, Inc
The McCausland line of specialty pumps vary in discharge sizes as well as special application usage.
These pumps in the 4" sizes are very popular in the fuel tank farm industry and can be supplied with a Bronze impeller for non-spark hazard applications.
The 4" Booster, Divers and Transfer pumps are designed like all McCausland pumps to provide dependable performance and safe operation of either short or extended use.
www.mccauslandpumps.com /boosters.htm   (321 words)

  
 Janet's Genealogy
John was a Jacobite rebel deported from England, arriving in Charleston in 1716.
John McCausland (1731-78) served in the Lancaster County militia.
John W C Heard vol: in Confederate Army at age 18, acted the part of a brave soldier for the space of 12 mos.
www.geocities.com /janet_ariciu/Heard.html   (10969 words)

  
 General John McCausland Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Because of the abundance of wild grapes in the area John McCausland named his home Grape Hill.
Constructed of native sandstone quarried at the farm, the 19 room house was built by a local fl laborer named Jesse Lewis.
This is one of four houses located on US 35 in Mason County that have the distinction of being listed on that registery.
www.rootsweb.com /~wvmason/mccausland.html   (226 words)

  
 Rockbridge Artillery
When the call to arms sounded in 1861, John McCausland immediately offered his services to the State of Virginia,
McCausland drilled this unit until it was ready for
service in May of 1861 and was given the rank of Captain by Governor John Letcher.
www.hometown.aol.com /rockbridgearty/rockbridgeartillery.html   (382 words)

  
 James River Publications - Virginia Regiments - mosocco.com/jreb/civilwar.htm
Jane Smith, and her three children -- Elizabeth, Mary Jane, and James.11 John McCausland was educated in the best elementary schools of his day in Mason County and at Buffalo Academy in Putnam County.12 On August 2, 1853, at the age of sixteen, he enrolled in the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, Virginia.
McCausland and his command went with him.43 FORT DONELSON AND WESTERN VIRGINIA, 1862 Floyd was stationed in February 1862, at Fort Donelson where, as a part of General Albert Sidney Johnston's command, his force met a severe setback at the hands of Ulysses S. Grant.
McCausland's brigade was a reserve for that of Colonel William E. Baldwin, but when the enemy pressed to his right, McCausland at once moved to Baldwin's support and engaged the enemy in thick undergrowth and in a rough and rolling country.
www.mosocco.com /va.html   (13440 words)

  
 The Man Who (Almost) Conquered Washington (The Washington Post)
They had marched through the Shenandoah Valley and captured Frederick, Md. Leaving there on July 9, 1864, they fought their way through Union troops under Gen. Lew Wallace (who would later write "Ben-Hur") at the Monocacy River a few miles southeast of Frederick and only 20 miles from Rockville.
In 1862, John McCausland was at Fort Donelson, Tenn., when Union troops under Gen. Ulysses S. Grant surrounded it.
Alexander McCausland remembers his grandfather as a commanding, intimidating man. After the young Alexander's arm was injured in a farm accident, a bad infection set in.
www.jessejacksonjr.org /issues/i0318012913.html   (3375 words)

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