Statistics for occurrence #1 of “McGowan” in chapter 17 of D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina:

...was vital to the comfort of the Confederates. So A. P. Hill was directed to stop its destruction. Hill took with him the North Carolina brigades of Scales, Lane, Cooke, MacRae, and in addition, McGowan 's and Anderson's brigades, and two of Mahone's. On Hill's approach, Hancock formed behind some old intrenchments constructed in June. General Gibbon was posted in the left half of these, and General ...
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† Samuel McGowan 238 17 26 1 0 user votes
McGowan 273 0 51 0 0 user votes
S. McGowan 113 0 5 0 0 user votes
John McGowan 57 0 5 0 0 user votes
S. C. McGowan 28 0 0 0 0 user votes
Patrick McGowan 22 0 0 0 0 user votes
George McGowan 16 0 0 0 0 user votes
J. McGowan 14 0 0 0 0 user votes
J. E. McGowan 9 0 1 0 0 user votes
Gen S. McGowan 8 0 0 0 0 user votes
Alden T. McGowan 6 0 0 0 0 user votes
Pat McGowan 6 0 0 0 0 user votes
William A. McGowan 6 0 0 0 0 user votes
John R. McGowan 4 0 0 0 0 user votes
Ned McGowan 4 0 0 0 0 user votes
James McGowan 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
John J. McGowan 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
John W. McGowan 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
Martin McGowan 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
R. W. McGowan 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
Rodney W. McGowan 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
Thomas J. McGowan 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
— Mcgowan 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
H. McGowan 1 0 1 0 0 user votes
Homer McGowan 1 0 1 0 0 user votes
J. H. McGowan 1 0 1 0 0 user votes
John F. McGowan 1 0 1 0 0 user votes
Robert McGowan 1 0 1 0 0 user votes

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