John M. Simonton | |
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Born | Lawrence County, Tennessee, US | June 17, 1830
Died | June 24, 1898 Jackson, Mississippi, US | (aged 68)
Service | Confederate States Army Mississippi State Troops |
Years of service | 1861 - 1865 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands | 1st Mississippi Infantry Regiment |
Battles / wars |
John M. Simonton was an officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War[1] and a state senator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi Senate from 1859 to 1869.[2] He was President of the Mississippi Senate from 1865 to 1869.[3]
During the Civil War, Simonton was Colonel of the 1st Mississippi Infantry Regiment.[4] He was captured during the Battle of Fort Donelson. After being exchanged, during the siege of Port Hudson in 1863, Simonton was reassigned to command a consolidated Alabama regiment, later resigning his commission for health reasons. In 1864 he became a Colonel in the Mississippi State Troops.[5]