John Pegram (general)

John Pegram
John Pegram
Born	January 24, 1832; Petersburg, Virginia
Died	February 6, 1865 (aged 33); Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Place of burial	Hollywood Cemetery; Richmond, Virginia
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Service/branch	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–65
Rank	1st Lieutenant (USA); Brigadier General (CSA)
Unit	2nd U.S. Dragoons
Commands held	20th Virginia Infantry; Pegram's Cavalry Brigade; Pegram's Cavalry Division; Pegram's Brigade; Early's Division
Battles/wars	American Civil War Western Virginia Campaign Battle of Rich Mountain ; ; Confederate Heartland Offensive; Stones River Campaign; Chickamauga Campaign; Overland Campaign; Valley Campaigns of 1864; Petersburg Campaign Battle of Hatcher's Run †; ;
Spouse(s)	Hetty Cary (m. 1865)

John Pegram (January 24, 1832 – February 6, 1865) was a career soldier from Virginia who served as an officer in the United States Army and then as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He became the first former U.S. Army officer to be captured in Confederate service in 1861 and was killed in action near the end of the war.

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