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John C. McQuiston

1823 – 1903

American Civil War officer

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Lived 1823 – 1903 (aged 79–80). John C. McQuiston was a military leader.

John Craven McQuiston (1823–1903) was an American Brevet Brigadier General who fought for the Union in the American Civil War. He participated in the Battle of Ball's Bluff and the Battle of Nashville throughout his career in the war as well as commanding the 123rd Indiana Infantry Regiment.

Biography McQuiston enlisted on the Union Army on April 23, 1861, as a captain in Company D of the 16th Indiana Infantry Regiment and was stationed at Warrenton Junction. He first saw active service at the Battle of Ball's Bluff and other battles around the Shenandoah in early 1862.

On May 23, 1862, at Washington, D. C., he was discharged from military service. He would go on to serve in battles at the Atlanta campaign as well as the Battle of Nashville. Afterwards, the 123rd Indiana were sent to Washington, D.C. to embark on a steamship to participate in the Campaign of the Carolinas where he engaged in the Battle of Wyse Fork and until the Confederates surrendered.

McQuiston was promoted to Brevet Brigadier General on March 13, 1865.

He died on February 22, 1903, at Williford, Arkansas and was buried at Maple Park Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri.

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1823
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Died
1903
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Who was John C. McQuiston?

American Civil War officer (1823–1903)

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John C. McQuiston was born in 1823.

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John C. McQuiston died in 1903.

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John C. McQuiston was a military leader.

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· Wikidata: Q111902130

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