Statistics for occurrence #1 of “McGowan” in chapter 11 of D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina:

...passed courage and determination. Pender lost 700 men in a few hours. General Heth reports of Lane's assault: Lane's brigade, supported by the Fortieth and Forty-seventh Virginia regiments, and McGowan 's brigade, advanced and charged the enemy (behind his breastworks) who was supported by twenty-nine pieces of artillery. I cannot conceive of any body of men ever being subjected to a more galling ...
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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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