John David McAdoo

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John David McAdoo
Born (1824-04-04)April 4, 1824
Anderson County, Tennessee
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Brenham, Texas
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Service/branch Army of the Confederate States of America
Rank Brigadier General
Unit 20th Texas Infantry
Battles/wars American Civil War
Spouse(s) Zeralda P. Bugg[1]
Other work Justice of the Texas Supreme Court

John David McAdoo (April 4, 1824 – June 16, 1883) was a Confederate General during the American Civil War and a justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Born in Tennessee, he graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1848 and passed the bar. He married in 1852, and would go on to father four children.[1][2]

Moving to Texas in 1854, he continued to practice law and also owned a plantation. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he served as an officer in the 20th Texas Infantry. McAdoo became a staff officer by 1863, and shortly thereafter, an assistant adjutant general for state troops.[1][2] The next year he became a brigadier-general and was tasked with pursuing deserters. Following the end of the war he became associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court at the behest of governor Edmund J. Davis. He resigned in 1874 to become postmaster of Marshall and then retired into farming until his death in Brenham.[1][2]

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