Evander McNair (15 April 1820 – 13 November 1902) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General. The War Department was established by the Confederate Congress in an act on February 21, 1861. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South
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Biography
Evander McNair was born at Laurel Hill in Scotland County, North Carolina. Laurel Hill North Carolina can refer to Laurel Hill Scotland County North Carolina, an unincorporated community Laurel Hill Township North Scotland County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina. His parents moved to Simpson County, Mississippi soon after his birth. Simpson County is a County located in the US state of Mississippi.
In his early twenties McNair opened a mercantile business in Jackson, Mississippi. During the Mexican War McNair joined the 1st Mississippi Rifles under the command of Colonel Jefferson Davis, who would later become President of the Confederacy. Jefferson Finis Davis ( June 3, 1808 &ndash December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861
In 1856 McNair moved to Washington, Arkansas, and continued his business there until Arkansas seceded from the Union. Washington is a Settlement in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States. Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Secession (derived from the Latin term secessio is the act of withdrawing from an organization union or especially a political entity McNair raised seven companies of infantry which was augmented with other volunteers and designated the 4th Arkansas Infantry. Arkansas Civil War Confederate Units, a list of units formed from that state for service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Military service
Evander McNair became colonel of the 4th Arkansas Infantry Regiment on 17 August 1861. 4th Arkansas Infantry ( 1861 - 1865) was a Confederate Army infantry Regiment from the state of Arkansas during the American Civil Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He led his unit into battle first at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in southwest Missouri and later at the Battle of Pea Ridge. Background At the beginning of the war Missouri declared that it would be an " Armed neutral " in the conflict and not send materials or men to Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee The Battle of Pea Ridge (also known as Elkhorn Tavern) was a land battle of the American Civil War, fought on March 7 and March 8, When General Benjamin McCulloch was killed and Colonel Louis Hébert was captured, McNair became the commander of the brigade. Benjamin McCulloch (November 11 1811&ndashMarch 7 1862 was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, a Texas Ranger, a U Louis Hébert (1820–1901 was an American Educator, Civil engineer, Writer and Soldier who became a Brigadier general
Soon after the Battle of Pea Ridge McNair and his brigade were transferred east of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to McNair's brigade was sent to General Edmund Kirby Smith for his invasion of Kentucky and fought at the Battle of Richmond. Edmund Kirby Smith (May 16 1824 – March 28 1893 was a career United States Army officer an educator and a general in the Confederate Army during
On 4 November 1862, McNair received his commission as Brigadier General. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Several other units were folded into his brigade including the 1st and 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles (dismounted), the 4th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, 30th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, 4th Arkansas Infantry Battalion, and Humphrey's Arkansas Artillery Battery. Arkansas Civil War Confederate Units, a list of units formed from that state for service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Arkansas Civil War Confederate Units, a list of units formed from that state for service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Arkansas Civil War Confederate Units, a list of units formed from that state for service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Arkansas Civil War Confederate Units, a list of units formed from that state for service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Arkansas Civil War Confederate Units, a list of units formed from that state for service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
On 31 December 1862, McNair and his troops participated in McCown's charge on the Union right at the Battle of Stones River near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday The Battle of Stones River or Second Battle of Murfreesboro (in the South, simply the Battle of Murfreesboro) was fought from December Murfreesboro is a city in and the County seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. In May 1863 McNair and his division were sent to reinforce the Army of Tennessee under General Joseph E. Johnston for the relief of the siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the Joseph Eggleston Johnston (February 3 1807 &ndash March 21 1891 was a career U Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. McNair participated in the various battles around Jackson, Mississippi.
At the Battle of Chickamauga McNair's division participated in exploiting the break in the Union lines that turned the battle for the Confederates. Initial movements in the Chickamauga Campaign In his successful Tullahoma Campaign in the summer of 1863 Rosecrans moved southeast from Murfreesboro Tennessee During the fierce fighting McNair was wounded and both he and his brigade were sent to Mississippi for recuperation. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States In 1864 McNair was transferred to the Trans-Mississippi Department where he served for the remainder of the war. The Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War was the major military and naval operations west of the Mississippi River.
Antibellum
After the conflict McNair moved to New Orleans and later to Hattiesburg, Mississippi and Magnolia, Mississippi. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Hattiesburg, known as "The Hub City" is a city in Forrest and Lamar Counties in the U Magnolia is a city in Pike County, Mississippi, United States.
Evander McNair died at Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and is buried at Magnolia Cemetery in Magnolia. Hattiesburg, known as "The Hub City" is a city in Forrest and Lamar Counties in the U Although he fought on the side of the confederates, he was married to a Yankee, Hannah Merrill- born in New York, seen in appropriate census reports.
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References
- Evander McNair at Find A Grave Retrived on 2008-01-03
- US Civil War Generals, accessed 15 April 2007
- The Generals of the American Civil War, accessed 15 April 2007
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