Adley H. Gladden

Adley Hogan Gladden (September 28, 1810 – April 12, 1862) was lieutenant colonel and second commander of the Palmetto Regiment of South Carolina volunteers during the Mexican–American War and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He impressed General Braxton Bragg after defending Pensacola from Union Army bombardment and after a brief assignment at Mobile, Alabama, he was brought to Corinth, Mississippi, to command a brigade in the Army of Mississippi. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Shiloh.

Adley Hogan Gladden
Adley Hogan Gladden
Nickname(s)"Bengal Tiger"
Born(1810-09-28)September 28, 1810
Fairfield District, South Carolina
DiedApril 12, 1862(1862-04-12) (aged 51)
Shiloh, Tennessee
Buried
Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama
Allegiance United States of America
Confederate States of America
Service/branch United States Army
 Confederate States Army
Years of service1846–1848 (USA)
1861–1862 (CSA)
Rank Lieutenant Colonel (USA)
Brigadier General (CSA)
Unit 1st Louisiana Regulars
1st Brigade
Battles/warsSecond Seminole War
Mexican–American War

American Civil War

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