John Dunovant | |
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 John Dunovant | |
| Born | March 5, 1825 Chester, South Carolina |
| Died | October 1, 1864 (aged 39) near the James River, Petersburg, Virginia |
| Buried | Private Family Cemetery Chester, South Carolina |
| Allegiance |  United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Service/ |  United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1846–1847; 1855–1860 (USA) 1861–1864 (CSA) |
| Rank |  Captain (USA) ColonelBrigadier General (temporary) |
| Unit | Palmetto Regiment 10th U.S. Infantry Regiment |
| Commands held | Fort Moultrie 1st South Carolina Regulars 5th South Carolina Cavalry Dunovant's Cavalry Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Mexican–American War |
John Dunovant (1825-1864) was a brigadier general with temporary rank in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.[1][2] Dunovant was a native of South Carolina who had been a Mexican–American War veteran and captain in the U.S. Army from March 3, 1855, to December 29, 1860. During the Civil War, he was commander of the 1st South Carolina Regulars and later the 5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment. He was in command of a cavalry brigade in the later part of the Overland Campaign and the early part of the Siege of Petersburg. He was killed at the Battle of Vaughan Road on October 1, 1864, during the Siege of Petersburg.
- ^ Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3. p. 595.
- ^ Although listed as a brigadier general by Warner, Eicher lists him as a "might have been" because his appointment had not yet been confirmed on the date of his death.