Johnson Hagood (governor)

Johnson Hagood
80th Governor of South Carolina
In office December 1, 1880 – December 1, 1882
Lieutenant	John D. Kennedy
Preceded by	Thomas Bothwell Jeter
Succeeded by	Hugh Smith Thompson
20th Comptroller General of South Carolina
In office December 14, 1876 – December 1, 1880
Governor	Wade Hampton III William Dunlap Simpson Thomas Bothwell Jeter
Preceded by	Thomas C. Dunn
Succeeded by	John C. Coit
Personal details
Born	Johnson Hagood (1829-02-21)February 21, 1829 Barnwell, South Carolina, U.S
Died	January 4, 1898(1898-01-04) (aged 68) Barnwell, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse	Eloise B. Butler
Alma mater	The Citadel
Profession	Planter, soldier, politician
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Brigadier general
Unit	1st South Carolina Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Fort Sumter Northern Virginia Campaign Second Battle of Bull Run Second Battle of Fort Wagner Overland Campaign Battle of Drewry's Bluff Battle of Cold Harbor Richmond-Petersburg Campaign Wilmington Campaign Battle of Wilmington

Johnson Hagood (February 21, 1829 – January 4, 1898) was a planter, soldier and military officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of brigadier general in the state militia and regular Confederate Army in 1862.

After the war, he became a politician in the Democratic Party. After being elected in 1876 as Comptroller General and serving a term to 1880, he was elected after the Reconstruction era as the 80th governor of South Carolina, serving a standard two-year term from 1880 to 1882.^[1]