John H. Kelly

John Herbert Kelly (March 31, 1840 – September 4, 1864) was, at the time of his promotion, the youngest brigadier general in the Confederate States Army. He became one of the youngest generals to die during the American Civil War, at the age of 24. His death occurred during an engagement at Franklin, Tennessee, on September 2, 1864, during Major General Joseph Wheeler's raid into Tennessee in August and early September 1864 in an attempt to destroy the railroad that Union Army Major General William Tecumseh Sherman was using to supply his force from Chattanooga, Tennessee, during the Atlanta Campaign.

This article is about the nineteenth century Confederate officer. For the twentieth century U.S. diplomat, see John Hubert Kelly. For other people with this name, see John Kelly.
John Herbert Kelly
John H. Kelly, Brigadier General in the Confederate Army
Nickname(s)The Boy General of the Confederacy
Born(1840-03-31)March 31, 1840
Carrollton, Alabama
DiedSeptember 4, 1864(1864-09-04) (aged 24)
Franklin, Tennessee
Place of burial
Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Service/branch Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1864 (CSA)
Rank Brigadier General (CSA)
Commands held8th Arkansas Infantry Regiment
Kelly's Brigade
Battles/wars
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