John Horace Forney
John Horace Forney | |
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Major general (CSA) | |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War
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| Other work | Civil engineer Farmer |
John Horace Forney (August 12, 1829 – September 13, 1902) was a farmer, civil engineer, and
Background
John Horace Forney was born in
John Horace Forney was appointed to the
Civil War
Forney resigned his commission on January 23, 1861, and entered the Confederate Army as
After service as commander of the Departments of Alabama and West Florida and the District of the Gulf Department No. 2 in 1862 and the 2d Military District Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana in early 1863, he was given command of a division of
After being exchanged on October 13, 1863, Forney was a division commander in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana until January 28, 1864, then in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana until May 1864.[2] After a period without a command, he followed John George Walker as commander of the Texas Division, Division 1 of I Corps, Trans-Mississippi Army in September 1864.[1][4] From March 27, 1865 until May 12, 1865, he commanded a division in the Department of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.[2]
Post-war and death
At the end of the war, he returned to Alabama, where he was a farmer and civil engineer until his death in Jacksonville on September 13, 1902.[1][2] He was interred at City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama.[2]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9. pp. 90–91.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1. p. 249.
- ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4. p. 223.
- ^ a b c d e Sifakis, 1988, p. 224.
General sources
- Eicher, John H., and ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.
- ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.
External links
- "John Horace Forney". Find a Grave. Retrieved July 3, 2008.