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Samuel Gibbs French

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530: 294: 752: 837: 481: 705: 390:, the second son of Samuel and Rebecca (Clark) French. He spent his childhood on the family farm and was educated at the Harmony School. He attended the Burlington Academy preparatory school in Burlington, New Jersey and was accepted to the United States Military Academy on March 22, 1839. In 1843, French graduated from the United States Military Academy along with several future Civil War generals including 51: 653:. Johnston initially expressed concern to Jefferson Davis that French's Northern heritage would make it difficult for the troops to accept him. Davis dismissed this concern and reminded Johnston that French was a wealthy plantation owner in Mississippi and served in the state militia after secession. French served under Lieutenant General 713:
Mississippi State levee commissioner. He lived for a year in Woodbury, New Jersey when he worked as president of a railroad company. He lived in Columbus, Georgia for several years and moved to Winter Park, Florida in 1881 after investing in orange groves. In 1895, he moved to Pensacola, Florida to live near his daughter.
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He surrendered near Mobile, Alabama and in April, 1865, French was paroled at Columbus, Georgia. His service in both the Mexican-American War and the Civil War resulted in his participation in thirty-five combat engagements. He returned to his plantation in Mississippi and worked for several years as
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French was married to his first wife, Eliza Matilda Roberts of Mississippi, on April 26, 1853. Together they had a daughter and a son who died in childbirth along with Eliza on June 13, 1857. French was married again to Mary Fontaine Abercrombie of Alabama on 12 January 1865; she died on 16 May 1900
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On July 4, 1847, he was presented a ceremonial sword from the citizens of New Jersey which contained the inscription "for distinguished service in the battles of Palo Alo, Resaca de la Palma and Buena Vista". On February 9, 1849, he was presented on resolution from the
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wrote to French about the Harrison's Landing bombardment; "You don't know, dear Sam, how near you came to killing me that night, which, had it happened, would have been a great sorrow to you." In April 1863, French led a division under Lieutenant General
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At the start of the Civil War, French joined the Confederacy. Residents of his home state of New Jersey were so incensed by his decision that they protested in front of his summer home in Woodbury, New Jersey, hanged him in
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a second sword with the inscription "For brave and gallant conduct displayed in the battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, and Monterrey. Subsequently distinguished at Buena Vista, and promoted to the rank of Captain".
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on April 20, 1910 while visiting his son and was interred at St. John's Cemetery in Pensacola. For the burial, his body was wrapped in both the American and the Confederate flags. His family placed a
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since he believed the Union commander would quickly vacate the fort since he had no military support. Longstreet censured French's actions at Suffolk and tried to have him removed from command but
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Two Wars: an Autobiography of Gen. Samuel G. French, An Officer in the Armies of the United States and the Confederate States, A Graduate from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point 1843.
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Two Wars: an Autobiography of Gen. Samuel G. French, An Officer in the Armies of the United States and the Confederate States, A Graduate from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point 1843
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Two Wars: An Autobiography of Gen. Samuel G. French, An Officer in the Armies of the United States and the Confederate States, A Graduate from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point 1843
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vetoed the action. French was on medical leave in Columbus, Georgia and Warm Springs, Arkansas due to the lingering effects of dysentery from August 4 to October 1863.
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in Mississippi during the retreat from Jackson from December 1863 to May 1864. He was officially attached to the Army of Tennessee on May 18, 1864. He fought in the
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with more than 1/3 of the troops being killed, wounded or missing. French suffered an eye infection that rendered him nearly blind and he relinquished command to
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On October 22, 1862, French was promoted major general with seniority backdated to August 31. He commanded a brigade and a division under Major General
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The Liberty Ships of World War II: A Record of the 2,710 Vessels and Their Builders, Operators and Namesakes, with a History of the Jeremiah O'Brien
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and assigned to the 3rd U.S. Artillery. He was stationed in Fort Macon, North Carolina, Washington, D.C., West Point and Fort McHenry in Baltimore.
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Two ceremonial swords were given to French by the citizens and Legislature of New Jersey in recognition of his service in the Mexican American War.
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at his request in 1854. He resigned his commission in May, 1856. He acquired a plantation through his marriage to Eliza Matilda Roberts along
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at Petersburg, Virginia. He built the fortifications around Petersburg that were regarded as a model of defensive warfare and held off the
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During the Civil War, Fort French near Wilmington, North Carolina and Camp French near Quantico, Virginia were named in his honor.
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From July 21, 1862 to June, 1863, he commanded the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia. He oversaw improvements to
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residents protested in front of and stormed French's summer house when they learned of his secession to the Confederacy.
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on September 22, 1862. In the first letter to French after the Civil War, former West Point classmate, Union General
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but continued to lead his men in combat. He received a promotion to brevet captain and was sent home to recuperate.
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In August, 1845, he sailed from Baltimore with Major Ringgold's battery of horse artillery to join General
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and commanded the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia. He was transferred to the
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The Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi - Samuel G. French correspondence
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Preparing for Disunion: West Point Commandants and the Training of the Civil War Leaders
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Ironbrigadier.com - Samuel Gibbs French: a Northern-Born Confederate General
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on February 12, 1861; and brigadier general in the provisional army of the
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French was made a lieutenant colonel and chief of ordnance of the
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Assistant Quartermaster in the general staff of the Army (USA)
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on October 23, 1861. He was assigned to the defense of the
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In 1898, at the age of 79, he volunteered to serve in the
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Photo of French from his autobiography, published in 1901
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Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia (CSA)
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at Atlanta, Georgia. Together they had three children.
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The Wilmington Campaign: Last Departing Rays of Hope
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Historical Dictionary of the Civil War Volume 1 A-L
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Index

Samuel G. French
Samuel French (disambiguation)

Mullica Hill, New Jersey
Florala, Alabama
Pensacola, Florida
Confederate States of America
U.S. Army
Confederate States Army
Captain
Major General
Army of Mississippi
Army of Tennessee
Mexican–American War
Battle of Palo Alto
Battle of Resaca de la Palma
Battle of Monterrey
Battle of Buena Vista
American Civil War
Siege of Suffolk
Battle of Suffolk (Hill's Point)
Atlanta campaign
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Franklin-Nashville campaign
Battle of Allatoona
Second Battle of Tilton
Battle of Franklin

United States Military Academy
U.S. Army

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