John Mc Causland

John Mc Causland

American Civil War

  • Battle of Fort Donelson
  • Valley Campaigns of 1864
  • Siege of Petersburg
  • Battle of Five Forks
  • Appomattox Campaign

John McCausland, Jr. (September 13, 1836 – January 22, 1927) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army, famous for the ransom of Hagerstown, Maryland, and the razing of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War.

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