John S. Bowen | |
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![]() Bowen in the uniform of a lieutenant colonel of the Missouri Volunteer Militia. | |
Born | Bowen's Creek, Georgia, U.S. | October 30, 1830
Died | July 13, 1863 Edwards, Mississippi | (aged 32)
Buried | Confederate States Army Cemetery Vicksburg, U.S. |
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Years of service | 1853–1856 (USA) 1857–1861 (Missouri) 1861–1863 (CSA) |
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John Stevens Bowen (October 30, 1830 – July 13, 1863) was an American career Army officer who later became a general in the Confederate Army and a commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. He fought at the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, and the Vicksburg Campaign. He is often said to have died just as his abilities were gaining attention.[1]
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