TWIGGS, David Emanuel

Confederate

Born: 1790, Richmond Cty GA

Died: July 15 1862, Augusta GA

Pre-War Profession: Commissioned in US army in 1812, War of 1812, Mexican War, command of Dept of Texas, surrendered to Col. McCulloch of Texas, dismissed from US Army March 1861.

War Service: May 1861 Maj. Gen. in Provisional Confederate army, command of Dist. of Louisiana but was never active in that post.

Post War: Twiggs died of pneumonia in Augusta, Georgia, on July 15, 1862.