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词条 John Donelson Martin
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Civil War

  3. See also

  4. Notes

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox military person
|name= John Donelson Martin
|birth_date= {{birth date|1830|08|18}}
|death_date= {{death date and age|1862|10|03|1830|08|18}}
|image= John Donelson Martin Confederate Colonel CSA.jpg
|caption=Colonel John Donelson Martin CSA
|nickname=
|birth_place= Davidson County, Tennessee
|death_place= Corinth, Mississippi
|placeofburial= Elmwood Cemetery
Memphis, Tennessee
|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
|allegiance= {{Flagicon|USA|1822}} United States of America
{{flagicon|CSA}} Confederate States of America
|branch= {{army|USA}}
{{army|CSA}}
|serviceyears= 1846–48 (USA)
1861–62 (CSA)
|rank= Private (USA)
Colonel
Brigadier General (Acting)
|unit= {{nowrap|3rd Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (USA)}}
154th Senior Tennessee Infantry (CSA)
|commands= 25th Mississippi Infantry
Bowen's Brigade
4th Bde, 1st Div, Army of the West
|battles= Mexican–American War
American Civil War
  • Battle of Shiloh
  • Battle of Iuka
  • 2nd Battle of Corinth{{KIA}}

|awards=
|spouse= Rosalie A. White Martin
|relations= Rachel Jackson{great aunt}
Andrew Jackson Donelson,{cousin}
Daniel Smith Donelson {cousin}
John Donelson Martin, Sr.(grandson)
|laterwork=
}}

John Donelson Martin (1830–1862) was a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War.

Early life

John Martin was born on August 18, 1830 in Davidson County, Tennessee. He was the middle child of Major James G. Martin (1791–1840) and Catherine Donelson Martin.[1][2] In 1846 he volunteered for the Mexican–American War, serving as a private in the 3rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment (Company D) until war's end in 1848.

Civil War

When the American Civil War erupted in 1861 Martin joined the Confederate States Army and was named Captain of the Hickory Rifles, a company of infantry from Memphis and Shelby County. It soon became Company E of the 154th Senior Tennessee Infantry Regiment; Martin himself becoming the regiment's Major in May 1861.[3]

During the summer Martin raised a regiment with 7 companies from Mississippi and 3 from Tennessee.[4] He was promoted to Colonel and assigned to command this unit; known as 25th Mississippi Infantry (also as 1st Mississippi Valley Regiment). In January 1862 it was renamed 2nd Confederate Infantry.[5]

Fighting in the Battle of Shiloh Martin took over brigade command when his commander, Brigadier John S. Bowen, was wounded. His services were noted and he was recommended for a promotion to Brigadier General. Simultaneously he was named Acting Brigadier General and assigned to command a brigade in the Army of the West, composed of the 36th, 37th and 38th Mississippi regiments as well as the 37th Alabama Infantry.[6]

Colonel Martin was killed in the Second Battle of Corinth on October 3, 1862 while leading his men.[6] He was buried on Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis; leaving behind his widow and his son, who died being 32 years old like his father. His grandson was Judge John Donelson Martin, Sr..[1]

See also

  • John Donelson Martin, Sr.
  • List of American Civil War generals (Confederate)
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Notes

1. ^{{cite web|title=John Donelson Martin|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8565857|website=Find a Grave|accessdate=2 January 2016}}
2. ^His grandfather Captain John Donelson was a brother to Rachel Donelson Jackson
3. ^{{cite web|title=154th (Senior) Tennessee Infantry Regiment (CSA), US Civil War|url=http://www.geni.com/projects/154th-Senior-Tennessee-Infantry-Regiment-CSA-US-Civil-War/12205|website=GENi|accessdate=2 January 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Second Brigade - Reserve Corps - Army of the Mississippi|url=http://www.shilohbattlefield.org/commission/Pages/Mississippi/Breckinridge/bowen.htm|website=Shiloh National Military Park|accessdate=2 January 2016}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=25th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|url=https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/25th_Regiment,_Mississippi_Infantry|website=Family Search|accessdate=2 January 2016}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=The Battle of Corinth|url=http://powdtx.tripod.com/id19.html|website=John Wilson's Civil War|accessdate=2 January 2016}}

References

  • Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. {{ISBN|978-0-8047-3641-1}}.
  • 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}}.

External links

  • {{findagrave|8565857}}
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7 : 1830 births|1862 deaths|American military personnel of the Mexican–American War|Confederate States Army brigadier generals|People from Davidson County, Tennessee|People of Tennessee in the American Civil War|Confederate States military personnel killed in the American Civil War

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