Samuel McGowan | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:South_Carolina_Supreme_Court_Associate_Justice_Samuel_McGowan.png) South Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel McGowan | |
| Born | October 19, 1819 Laurens County, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | August 9, 1897 (aged 77) Abbeville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States Confederate States |
| Service | United States Army Confederate Army |
| Years of service | 1846–1847 (U.S.) 1861–1865 (C.S.) |
| Rank | Captain (USV) Major general (S.C. militia) Brigadier general (C.S.) |
| Unit | Palmetto Regiment (U.S.) |
| Commands | 14th South Carolina Infantry (C.S.) McGowan's Brigade |
| Battles / wars | Mexican–American War |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Caroline Wardlaw McGowan |
| Other work | Lawyer, judge, politician |
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Samuel McGowan (October 19, 1819 – August 9, 1897) was an American military officer, lawyer, politician, judge, and a Brigadier general in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. Born in South Carolina, he commanded a brigade in A.P. Hill's famous "Light Division" and was wounded several times. Ezra Warner's book, Generals in Gray, claims that "McGowan's career and reputation were not excelled by any other brigade commander in the Army of Northern Virginia."[1] Following reconstruction, he was elected to the United States Congress but refused to take his seat, later serving as an Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court.[2]