Samuel McGowan (general)

Samuel McGowan
South Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel McGowan
Born	(1819-10-19)October 19, 1819 Laurens County, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	August 9, 1897(1897-08-09) (aged 77) Abbeville, South Carolina, U.S.
Buried	Upper Long Cane Cemetery
Allegiance	United States Confederate States
Service/branch	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 Battle of Chapultepec American Civil War Battle of Fort Sumter First Battle of Bull Run Seven Days Battles Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Spouse(s)	Susan Caroline Wardlaw McGowan
Other work	Lawyer, judge, politician

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]