John B. Gordon

John Brown Gordon
Gordon in uniform, c. 1862
United States Senator from Georgia
In office March 4, 1873 – May 26, 1880
Preceded by	Joshua Hill
Succeeded by	Joseph E. Brown
In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897
Preceded by	Joseph E. Brown
Succeeded by	Alexander S. Clay
53rd Governor of Georgia
In office November 9, 1886 – November 8, 1890
Preceded by	Henry D. McDaniel
Succeeded by	William J. Northen
Personal details
Born	(1832-02-06)February 6, 1832 Upson County, Georgia, U.S.
Died	January 9, 1904(1904-01-09) (aged 71) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Rebecca "Fanny" Haralson ​ ​ (m. 1854)​
Children	6
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Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Major General
Commands	Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Battles/wars	American Civil War First Battle of Bull Run Seven Days Battles Battle of Malvern Hill Maryland Campaign Battle of Antietam Battle of Shepherdstown Gettysburg Campaign Battle of Gettysburg Overland Campaign Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Valley Campaigns of 1864 Battle of Lynchburg Battle of Monocacy Battle of Fort Stevens Battle of Cool Spring Battle of Opequon Battle of Fisher's Hill Battle of Cedar Creek Siege of Petersburg Battle of Fort Stedman Appomattox Campaign Battle of Appomattox Courthouse

John Brown Gordon ((1832-02-06)February 6, 1832 – (1904-01-09)January 9, 1904) was an attorney, a slaveholding planter, general in the Confederate States Army, and a politician in the postwar years. By the end of the Civil War, he had become "one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted generals."^[1]: 241

After the war, Gordon strongly opposed Reconstruction during the late 1860s and into the 1870s. A member of the Democratic Party, he was twice elected by the Georgia state legislature as a US Senator (as was the practice at the time), serving from 1873 to 1880, and again from 1891 to 1897. He also was elected as the 53rd Governor of Georgia, serving two terms, from 1886 to 1890.