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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Magruder, John Bankhead 1810-1871 (search)
Magruder, John Bankhead 1810-1871 Military officer; born in Winchester, Va., Aug. 15, 1810; graduated at West Point in 1830: served in the war against Mexico; joined the Confederates in 1861, and commanded in the defence of Richmond in the summer of 1862 as brigadier and major-general. In the fall of that year he commanded the Confederate forces in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, and was in command of the expedition against the Nationals at Galveston (q. v.). He died in Houston, Tex., Feb. 19, 1871.