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	Lee Hall Mansion \| General Magruder
		Magruder was dubbed "Prince John" for wearing lavish, full-dress uniforms and hosting elaborate parties.
		When Virginia seceded from the Union, Magruder resigned his commission on April 20, 1861, and subsequently was appointed a colonel in the Confederate Army.
		In addition, Magruder won the June 10, 1861 Battle of Big Bethel and was accordingly praised as "the frank, manly representative of the chivalry of the dear Old Dominion." Due to this victory, he was promoted to brigadier general on June 17 and major general on October 7, 1861.
	www.leehall.org /history/magruder.html (270 words)

	John Bankhead Magruder (1807-1871)
		At the start of the Civil War, Magruder was assigned to the artillery in the garrison forces of Washington, D.C., but he resigned from the U.S. Army when Virginia seceded and he was commissioned a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army; he was quickly promoted to major general.
		Bankhead Magruder, Col. Thomas Green, Maj. Leon Smith, and other officers, and of the Texan Rangers and soldiers engaged in the attack on, and victory achieved over, the land and naval forces of the enemy at Galveston, on the 1st of January, 1863, eminently entitle them to the thanks of Congress and the country.
		After the war, Magruder fled to Mexico and entered the service of Emperor Maximilian as a major general in the Imperial Mexican Army, but by May, 1867, the emperor's forces had succumbed to a siege and the emperor himself was executed.
	www.thelatinlibrary.com /chron/civilwarnotes/magruder.html (731 words)

	General John Bankhead Magruder
		John Bankhead (Prince John) Magruder, soldier for the United States, the Confederate States, and Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, was born on May 1, 1807, at Port Royal, Virginia, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Bankhead) Magruder.
		With Winfield Scott's army in Mexico, Magruder was promoted to captain on June 18, 1846, and brevetted to major on April 18, 1847, for "gallant and meritorious conduct" at the battle of Cerro Gordo.
		From his headquarters in Houston, Magruder ably administered his department and was generally popular with the citizens of the region, despite occasional clashes with the governor, especially over the enforcement of conscription laws.
	www.txsuv.org /Lea/magruder.htm (711 words)

	Bankhead Magruder School
		MAGRUDER, John Bankhead, soldier, born in Winchester, Virginia, 15 August, 1810; died in Houston, Texas, 19 February, 1871.
		He was graduated at the United States military academy in 1830, assigned to the artillery, and served in the west, in Maine, and at Fort McHenry, Baltimore.
		After gaining the battle of Big Bethel, he was made brigadier-general and placed in command of the Confederate forces on the peninsula, with his headquarters at Yorktown, where for several weeks he opposed the advance of the national army.
	www.angelfire.com /va3/65nnhs/bankhead-magruder-school.html (683 words)

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		Magruder and Maria Minor, daughter of Dr. James Minor, and great-grandson of Garrett Minor, of "Sunning Hill," who was a member of the Committee of Safety in 1775 for Louisa county, and represented it in the Legislature in 1793.
		It did not take long to find out that Colonel Magruder was terribly in earnest with all work assigned to him, and it was known throughout the whole division that he was a man of fine courage and ability, and he was held in high esteem by his superiors, as well as those under him.
		John Bowie Magruder, in the flower of his manhood, in the 24th year of his age, fell for the glory of his country in the great battle which turned the destiny of the South.
	pw2.netcom.com /~buck1755/shsp8.htm (1949 words)

	JOHN BANKHEAD MAGRUDER, CSA
		John Bankhead Magruder was born in Port Royal, Virginia, on May 1, 1807.
		Magruder rescued his military reputation somewhat by capturing the Union ship "Harriet Lane," and later recapturing Galveston, Texas in January of 1863.
		Magruder died in Houston on February 18, 1871.
	www.multied.com /Bio/CWcGENS/CSAMAGRUDER.html (236 words)

	FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
		In 2000, the Virginia legislature amended § 22.1-203 to require that every school division provide a minute of silence in the State's public school classrooms and to direct the Attorney General to defend the statute when it is challenged in court.
		On June 13, 2000, the Virginia Department of Education directed a memorandum to school division superintendents and public school principals in Virginia informing them of the changes to Virginia Code § 22.1-203 that were made through SB 209.
		Indeed, the preamble to the Virginia statute stands in stark contrast to the uncodified preamble to a moment of silence measure in Georgia, which was upheld by the Eleventh Circuit.
	laws.lp.findlaw.com /4th/002132p.html (9982 words)

	14th Regiment Virginia Infantry
		The 14th Virginia Infantry was formed from the counties of Amelia, Bedford, Chesterfield, Fluvanna, Halifax and Mecklenburg and was organized in May of 1861.
		John Bankhead Magruder was chosen by Lee to spearhead the operations in the Tidewater area.
		Magruder continued to have Forts built up and down the James River, but the rest of 1861 proved to be quiet for the men of the 14th Virginia.
	pw2.netcom.com /~buck1755/14regiment.html (4697 words)

	Magruder Primary School, Newport News, Virginia
		Magruder Primary is a Title l school located in the east end of Newport News, Virginia.This K-2 school was designed to improve the academic performance of the students served by the school.
		Magruder Primary School was featured in the February 1995 issue of Educational Leadership, a national educational journal, in an article titled, School Reform: What We've Learned.
		Distinguished Schools Award: In April 1996, Magruder Primary School was recognized for outstanding academic achievement.
	magruder.nn.k12.va.us /magruder.html (231 words)

	John B. Magruder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Known as "Prince John" to his army friends, Magruder was most noted for his actions in delaying Federal troops during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign and in successfully defending Galveston, Texas, against the Union Army and Navy early in 1863.
		At the start of the Civil War, Magruder was assigned to the artillery in the garrison forces of Washington, D.C. However, he resigned from the U.S. Army when his native Virginia seceded and he was commissioned a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army.
		From August 1864 to March 1865, Magruder commanded the Department of Arkansas, but then returned to command the District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona during the last months of the war until the entire Trans-Mississippi region was surrendered by General Edmund Kirby Smith.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_B._Magruder (959 words)

	Virginia Historical Markers - Virginia History
		The Virginia Company of London set the parcel aside in 1618 to seat tenants who worked the land, giving half the profits to maintain the office of the governor.
		Her husband served as a congressman (1817-1821), governor of Virginia (1825-1827), senator (1827-1836), vice president (1841), and tenth president of the United States (1841-1845).
		Authorized in 1629 as a "chapel of ease" for the settlers in the area by the Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia, the church was the site of a meeting in 1673 to protest unjust taxation and government without representation and to manifest a spirit of religious independence.
	www.historical-markers.org /distance/index.cgi?mid=150_5091 (5094 words)

	8th Georgia - Magruder, E J
		Edward Magruder was born on May 14, 1835.
		Magruder marched with her husband at the head of the column, appropriately rigged out for the occasion - pistol and dagger in her belt, and a stride full of belligerency
		She was the wife of the late Colonel E. Magruder, colonel of the Eighth Georgia regiment, and sister of the late Major Robert T. Fouche.
	home.earthlink.net /~larsrbl/magruderphotopage.htm (646 words)

	Munro Magruder, Second Lieutenant, United States Army
		Second Lieutenant Munro Magruder, then leader of the 1st Platoon, Co. F, 8th Regiment, lst Cavalry Division, was killed in action during the last withdrawal of U.S. troops in the Pusan perimeter.
		Munro is survived by his parents, Brigadier General and Mrs, John Magruder, and his brother, Malcomb, of 1061 Thomas Jefferson Street, Washington, D.C.; his sister, Mrs, Robert O'Brien, who is with her husband in Rumania; and his widow, Mrs.
		He was the son of Brigadier General John Magruder, United States Army, and is buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery with his parents.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /mmagruder.htm (968 words)

	Magruder’s of Alexandria
		Magruder's is very proud of its relationships with its growers.
		Magruder's Gold Label chickens are all natural USDA Grade A birds, raised for us by a grower in Delaware and selected for our stores for their consistent quality and flavor.
		Magruder’s also carries authentic pita and Afghan breads, which are delivered from local bakers each day.
	pages.alexandriacity.com /food/magruders.htm (955 words)

	Autism Speaks, Get Involved, In the News, NAAR Archive, Magruder's & NAAR Team Up
		Beginning this Memorial Day, May 31, Magruder's is launching the “Footprints” campaign to benefit the National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR) and raise funds for autism research.
		Magruder's supermarkets will feature posters and general information on autism and NAAR that are designed to educate customers and employees about the disorder and the need for increased funding for biomedical research.
		NAAR's partnership with Magruder's is the result of the efforts of Diana Caramanico, a NAAR volunteer from Rockville, MD. Caramanico's son, Michael, has autism.
	www.autismspeaks.org /inthenews/naar_archive/magruders.php (858 words)

	The Burial of the Guns Page 2
		A pious churchman, of the old puritanical type not uncommon to Virginia, he looked after the spiritual as well as the physical welfare of his men, and his chaplain or he read prayers at the head of his company every morning during the war.
		He had not been in service a year before he had had four horses shot under him, and when later on he was offered the command of a battalion, the old company petitioned to be one of his batteries, and still remained under his command.
		For some time afterwards in every engagement into which they got there used to be speculation among them as to whether the Cat were not there on the other side; some of the men swearing they could tell her report, and even going to the rash length of offering bets on her presence.
	www.web-books.com /Classics/Stories/Page/PageC2P2.htm (990 words)

	The Montana Vigilantes -- CHAPTER XV
		Accordingly they offered their services to Magruder, who gave them a free passage and a fat mule each to ride, telling them that they could turn their lean horses along with the band.
		Charley Allen, it seems, had strong misgivings about the character of the ruffians, and told Magruder that the men would not harm him (Allen), as they were under obligations to him; but they would, likely enough, try to rob Magruder.
		Magruder was killed in Montana, on the east side of the Bitter Root mountains.
	www.yanoun.org /mont_vigi/dimsdale/chapters/chap15.html (1293 words)

	MARION COUNTY, OHIO 1883 HISTORY - M - BIOGRAPHIES
		Magruder was married first to Grace Townsend, of Maryland, and secondly to Elizabeth Lyons, of Virginia.
		Magruder is a member of the official board and an active worker in the Sunday school.
		DAVID MOUSER (Marion Township) is a native of Pickaway County, Ohio, born September 21, 1810, the son of James and Mary (Potts) Houser, natives of Virginia and of Anglo-Germanic descent.
	www.heritagepursuit.com /Marion/History1883/mhm1883.htm (22543 words)

	Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 96016598
		It was in that conflict that Magruder introduced a young lieutenant named Thomas Jackson to the strategic value of deploying rapidly maneuverable artillery.
		Magruder's larger-than-life style was in sharp contrast to the rigid standards demanded by the Confederate leadership, and Prince John was transferred to the district of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
		As befits its bold and brassy subject, Prince John Magruder is a riveting--and overdue--portrait of one of the nineteenth century's most charismatic military figures.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/description/wiley031/96016598.html (651 words)

	Fort Magruder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fort Magruder was an earthen fortification alongside the road between Yorktown and Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, just outside the latter city (and former Virginia state capital) during the American Civil War.
		On May 5, 1862, Fort Magruder was a major point of the first heavy conflict of the Peninsula Campaign.
		The former site of Fort Magruder is located about 1 mile east of the restored area of Colonial Williamsburg off Penniman Road near the James City County-York County boundary line.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Magruder (370 words)

	Peninsula Campaign
		Combining the Confederate Army of the Potomac with John Magruder's Army of the Peninsula and a large garrison at Norfolk, President Jefferson Davis creates the Army of Northern Virginia.
		Flamboyant showman John Bankhead Magruder, known as "Prince John" because of his over-the-top theatrics, held a line from the York River to the Warwick River with 13,000 men.
		An earthen fort that Magruder had prepared as his fallback position became the center of the rear-guard duty that Johnston to James Longstreet.
	blueandgraytrail.com /event/Peninsula_Campaign (1447 words)

	Virginia Civil War Biographies Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Major-General John Bankhead Magruder, conspicuous in the early operations in Virginia, was born at Winchester, Va., August 15, 1810.
		He was graduated at the West Point military academy in 1830, with the brevet of second lieutenant, Seventh infantry, and was assigned to -the artillery school at Fort McHenry, Md. He subsequently served in various garrisons, on recruiting service and in the occupation of Texas.
		Magruder was not actively engaged at Seven Pines, but after General Lee took command, he was put in charge of the left wing of the Confederate army, and during the operations north of the Chickahominy was left before Richmond to engage the attention of the Federals.
	members.aol.com /jweaver300/grayson/magruder.htm (631 words)

	The History & Heritage of Magruder's (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Magruder's is Washington's only locally owned supermarket chain and has served the community for over 131 years.
		Even in 2006 Magruder's is still owned and operated by a native Washingtonian family.
		We are a family owned and operated company, and are committed to providing you with what you're looking for in a neighborhood market: freshness, first rate goods, and reasonable prices.
	www.magruders.com /templatesaboutus/aboutmagrudersmain.html (249 words)

	League of Reston Artists -- Angie Magruder
		Angie Magruder, born in Germany and having traveled all over the world, loves to paint all she has seen and experienced.
		Her work can be found in public and private homes and offices both government and corporate, throughout the world.
		She is active in several Northern Virginia art groups and has supported the arts throughout her career.
	www.leagueofrestonartists.org /magruder.htm (183 words)

	Civil War Traveler \| Virginia \| Peninsula Campaign
		In the early spring of 1862, the Union Army of the Potomac landed at Fort Monroe at the tip of the Virginia "Peninsula" formed by the James and York Rivers.
		A Virginia Civil War Trails driving tour connects some of the most significant sites of the campaign from Fort Monroe to Richmond.
		Fort Magruder (Williamsburg, Penniman Road) - The center of the Williamsburg Line guarding the juncture of two roads leading from the lower Peninsula to Richmond.
	www.civilwar-va.com /virginia/va-tidewater/peninsula.html (1434 words)

	Magruder, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Magruder was a small unincorporated town in Virginia near Williamsburg in York County which is now extinct.
		Many of the fl residents of Magruder and at least one church were relocated to the community of Grove in nearby James City County.
		During the Civil War, and especially during the Peninsula Campaign in 1862, "Prince John" Magruder was known for his deceptive and successful tactics in carefully orchestrated demonstrations of illusion which fooled Union leaders into thinking his troops were far greater in number than they really were.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magruder,_Virginia (354 words)

	Descendants of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven - Person Page 1691
		Allen V. Magruder was the son of William Seaton Magruder and Ruth Elizabeth Gorrall.
		Edward Willson Magruder was the son of William Seaton Magruder and Ruth Elizabeth Gorrall.
		Helen Augusta Magruder was the daughter of William Seaton Magruder and Mary Boyle Warfield.
	rhodes.globat.com /~conovergenealogy.com/conover-p/p1691.htm (2506 words)

	Town of Brookeville, Maryland
		He was replaced by co-principals R. Marshall and S. Coleman, a graduate of the University of Virginia.
		Magruder of Virginia then became Principal, but he soon resigned.
		The Brookeville Academy Catalogue announced that the Academy was a "new and elegant building-just completed and erected through the generous aid of Messrs.
	www.townofbrookevillemd.org /acad_historyN.html (241 words)

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