Albert Gallatin Jenkins | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | John S. Carlile |
| Succeeded by | John S. Carlile |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 10, 1830 Cabell County, Virginia in present-day West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 21, 1864 (aged 33) Battle of Cloyd's Mountain in present-day Pulaski County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Jefferson College Harvard Law School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States Army |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Albert Gallatin Jenkins (November 10, 1830 – May 21, 1864) was an American attorney, planter, politician and military officer who fought for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He served in the United States Congress and later the First Confederate Congress. After Virginia's secession from the Union, Jenkins raised a company of partisan rangers and rose to become a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army, commanding a brigade of cavalry. Wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg and again during the Confederate defeat at the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain, during which he was captured, Jenkins died just 12 days after his arm was amputated by Union Army surgeons as he was unable to recover. His former home is now operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.