Civil War Confederate Brigadier General, US Congressman. Prior to the Civil War, he was a clerk of the court of pleas in North Carolina, 1848 to 1856. During the Civil War, he served as Colonel of the 29th North Carolina Regiment and was appointed Brigadier General in 1863, serving until the war's end. In 1873, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third Congess and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving until 1885. Not a candidate for renomination, he served in the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1894 to 1896.
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General, US Congressman. Prior to the Civil War, he was a clerk of the court of pleas in North Carolina, 1848 to 1856. During the Civil War, he served as Colonel of the 29th North Carolina Regiment and was appointed Brigadier General in 1863, serving until the war's end. In 1873, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third Congess and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving until 1885. Not a candidate for renomination, he served in the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1894 to 1896.
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