CSA Bio: Thomas M. Logan

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Brig. Gen. Thomas M. Logan (b. 1840, d. 1914) A postwar associate of John D. Rockefeller and a principal organizer of what later became the Southern Railroad, Thomas Muldrup Logan advanced beyond his Civil War experiences. It was said Logan made and lost several fortunes after the war. Logan was born in Charleston, South Carolina, Nov. 3, 1840. He graduated at the head of the class in 1860 from South Carolina College. Just past his 20th birthday, his first military experience was as a volunteer in the siege of Fort Sumter. Entering Confederate service, he was elected first lieutenant of Company A of Hampton’s Legion. At First Manassas, Hampton’s Legion helped to fill in on Henry Hill. Logan earned promotion to captain. He was wounded during at Gaines Mill June 27, 1862, but returned in time for the Maryland Campaign. At the Battle of Sharpsburg, Logan earned promotion to major for “great bravery. His unit held a key spot on the left flank and helped to hold the first Federal thrust, that helped him earn promotion to major. Moved to the brigade of Micah Jenkins, Logan fought in the Suffolk Campaign as a lieutenant colonel, conducting reconnaissance 15 miles in advance of the Confederate lines. Logan’s unit fought at Chickamauga. At Knoxville, Logan led a unit of sharpshooters which spearheaded Gen. Longstreet’s efforts to press Federal Gen. Burnside back into the city. He saw time on the staff of Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard in 1864 before returning to Hampton’s Legion as a colonel. He was wounded at Riddle’s Shop June 13, 1864, but recovered to fight again. When Gen. Hampton went to South Carolina in 1865, Logan went with him. Logan earned promotion to brigadier general Feb. 15, 1865, at just over 25 years of age. During the closing stages of the war, he commanded the brigade once led by M.C. Butler in operations against Gen. Sherman’s army. When the war ended, Logan was paroled at Durham Station. He borrowed five dollars from a friend and married the daughter of Chesterfield County, Virginia, Judge James H. Cox. After the war, Logan studied law before entering the railroad industry as a developer and manager. In 1879, he served as chairman of the Virginia Democratic Executive Committee. He was chairman of the Virginia “Gold Democrat” party in 1896. Logan died in New York City Aug. 11, 1914. He is buried in Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery.

[Gil R.]

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