John Wilkins Whitfield
John Wilkins Whitfield (March 11, 1818 – October 27, 1879) was a territorial delegate to the United States Congress representing the Kansas Territory from 1854 until 1856. He was an officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, being commissioned as a brigadier general on May 9, 1863.[1]
Biography
Whitfield was born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee. He served in the Mexican–American War as a lieutenant colonel. He moved to Independence, Missouri, in 1853. He was registrar of the land office at Doniphan, Kansas.
Whitfield served in the Texas cavalry during the Civil War, reaching the rank of brigadier general.
He settled in Lavaca County, Texas, after the war and served in the Texas House of Representatives. He died in Hallettsville, Texas, where he is buried.
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References
- United States Congress. "John Wilkins Whitfield (id: W000414)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-13
- Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- Political Graveyard web site bio
- Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.
- Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.
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Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas December 20, 1854 - August 1, 1856 |
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Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas December 9, 1856 - March 3, 1857 |
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