John Porter McCown | |
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![]() John Porter McCown | |
Born | Sevier County, Tennessee | August 19, 1815
Died | January 22, 1879 Little Rock, Arkansas |
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Years of service | 1840–61 (USA) 1861-65 (CSA) |
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Commands | Army of the West |
Battles/wars | Mexican–American War Seminole Wars American Civil War |
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John Porter McCown (August 19, 1815 – January 22, 1879) was a career officer in the United States Army, fighting in the Mexican–American War and in the Seminole Wars. He also served as a general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.