MCCAUSLAND, John

Confederate

Born: September 13 1836, St Louis MO

Died: January 22 1927, Mason Cty WV

Pre-War Profession: VMI, assistant professor at VMI.

War Service: 1861 recruited 36th Virginia - Col., Fort Donelson, operations in Southwestern Virginia, Cloyd's Mountain, May 1864 Brig. Gen., led cavalry in the Shenandoah valley, Monocacy, burned Chambersburg on Early's orders, commanded McCausland's Bde/Rosser's Cavalry Divn at Petersburg, Five Forks, broke through Union lines at Appomattox rather than surrender.

Post War: Fled to Europe and Mexico, farmer.