John Pegram (general)

John Pegram
Born(1832-01-24)January 24, 1832
Petersburg, Virginia
DiedFebruary 6, 1865(1865-02-06) (aged 33)
Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Place of burial
Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond, Virginia
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Service / branch Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–65
Rank 1st Lieutenant (USA)
Brigadier General (CSA)
Unit2nd U.S. Dragoons
Commands20th Virginia Infantry
Pegram's Cavalry Brigade
Pegram's Cavalry Division
Pegram's Brigade
Early's Division
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
Spouse(s)
(m. 1865)

John Pegram (January 24, 1832 – February 6, 1865) was a career soldier from Virginia who served as an officer in the United States Army and then as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He became the first former U.S. Army officer to be captured in Confederate service in 1861 and was killed in action near the end of the war.