David E. Twiggs
David Emanuel Twiggs (14 Februari 1790 – 15 Juli 1862) adalah seorang perwira angkatan darat. Ia bertugas pada Perang 1812, Perang Elang Hitam, dan Perang Meksiko-Amerika.
David E. Twiggs | |
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Julukan | "Bengal Tiger"[1] |
Lahir | 14 Februari 1790 Richmond County, Georgia |
Meninggal | 15 Juli 1862 Augusta, Georgia |
Tempat makam | Twiggs Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia |
Pengabdian | Amerika Serikat Negara Konfederasi Amerika |
Dinas/cabang | Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat Angkatan Darat Negara Bagian Konfederasi |
Lama dinas | 1812–1861 (Amerika Serikat) 1861 (Negara Konfederasi Amerika) |
Pangkat | Brevet Mayor jenderal Mayor jenderal |
Komandan | Department of the West |
Perang/pertempuran | Perang 1812 Perang Meksiko–Amerika
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Hubungan | Levi Twiggs (saudara) Abraham C. Myers (keponakan) John Twiggs Myers (cucu) |
Catatan
- ^ Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3. p. 538.
Referensi
- Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- New York Times, March 4, 1861
- Silkenat, David. Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the American Civil War. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-4696-4972-6.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.
- Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.
- Winters, John D. The Civil War in Louisiana. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1963. ISBN 978-0-8071-0834-5.
Pranala luar
- (Inggris) David E. Twiggs di Find a Grave
- Reenactment of Twiggs's Surrender in San Antonio
- David Emanuel Twiggs in A Continent Divided: The U.S.-Mexico War, Center for Greater Southwestern Studies, the University of Texas at Arlington