CSA Bio: Johnson Hagood
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:19 pm
The last of the "H" Generals for the CSA. It's always fun to be able to add in a sports reference!
Brig. Gen. Johnson Hagood (b. 1829, d. 1898) From Fort Sumter to Durham Station, Johnson Hagood served South Carolina and the Confederacy as an officer. Born Feb. 21, 1829, in Barnwell, South Carolina, Hagood received education at South Carolina Military Academy (The Citadel). He was at the top of the Class of 1847, Hagood then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1850 (but never practiced, according to the South Carolina Information Highway, www.sciway.net). Remaining active in state militia, Hagood advanced to the rank of brigadier general of militia forces. When the First South Carolina Volunteers was formed, Hagood was elected that unit’s colonel and led this unit at the reduction of Fort Sumpter and in the Confederate victory at First Manassas (Bull Run). Soon after that, the regiment was returned to South Carolina. Hagood received a promotion to brigadier general to rank from July 21, 1861. Serving within South Carolina, Hagood commanded forces in the Confederate victory at Secessionville, South Carolina, June 16, 1862 and in defense of Charleston through 1863. Hagood returned to Virginia May 6, 1864, in charge of the First South Carolina Infantry under Brig. Gen. Micah Jenkins. Listed as a colonel in the Order of Battle, Hagood’s men fought at the Wilderness (draw) and served around Petersburg. Elements fought at Port Walthall Junction (Hagood’s brigade fought against the Army of the James), Drewry’s Bluff and Cold Harbor, which sealed Gen. Benjamin Butler’s Army of the James in the Virginia Peninsula. In August of 1864, the brigade was ordered to charge Federal positions near the Weldon Raiload. Reaching the Federal positions, the 27th South Carolina was cut off. A Federal officer seized the regiment's colors and demanded a surrender. Hagood shot the officer (who survived) and took his horse. Another soldier recovered the colors. This inspired the Hagood’s unit to fight its way back to the Confederate lines. The brigade next left the Petersburg trenches in December, moving to help relieve Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Following the fort’s fall Jan. 15, 1865, Hagood’s men joined Gen. Joseph Johnston’s army in opposition to Federal forces of Gen. William T. Sherman. Hagood was at the surrender of Johnston’s forces April 26, 1865. After the war, Hagood returned to South Carolina. He was the first president of the South Carolina Agricultural Mechanical Society in 1869. He worked for educational reform within the state and served on a committee to study banking practices. He was elected comptroller general of the state in 1876 on the Wade Hampton (Democrat) ticket. He was returned to office in 1878. In 1880, Hagood was elected South Carolina’s 51st governor Nov. 2, 1880, receiving 96 percent of the vote. Before his death, Hagood wrote his autobiography, “Memoirs of the War of Secession,” which was published in 1910. Hagood died Jan. 4, 1898, in Barnwell, South Carolina. Hagood served as the chairman of The Citadel’s Board of Visitors from 1877 until his death. The school has continued to honor his memory. The Citadel’s football stadium, built in 1948, was named after Hagood. Major renovation work, which includes installing the largest scoreboard in the state of South Carolina, is scheduled to be completed in 2008.
Edited to remove correct the spelling of "Sumter."
Edited Again to add the new data from jkBluesman.
Brig. Gen. Johnson Hagood (b. 1829, d. 1898) From Fort Sumter to Durham Station, Johnson Hagood served South Carolina and the Confederacy as an officer. Born Feb. 21, 1829, in Barnwell, South Carolina, Hagood received education at South Carolina Military Academy (The Citadel). He was at the top of the Class of 1847, Hagood then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1850 (but never practiced, according to the South Carolina Information Highway, www.sciway.net). Remaining active in state militia, Hagood advanced to the rank of brigadier general of militia forces. When the First South Carolina Volunteers was formed, Hagood was elected that unit’s colonel and led this unit at the reduction of Fort Sumpter and in the Confederate victory at First Manassas (Bull Run). Soon after that, the regiment was returned to South Carolina. Hagood received a promotion to brigadier general to rank from July 21, 1861. Serving within South Carolina, Hagood commanded forces in the Confederate victory at Secessionville, South Carolina, June 16, 1862 and in defense of Charleston through 1863. Hagood returned to Virginia May 6, 1864, in charge of the First South Carolina Infantry under Brig. Gen. Micah Jenkins. Listed as a colonel in the Order of Battle, Hagood’s men fought at the Wilderness (draw) and served around Petersburg. Elements fought at Port Walthall Junction (Hagood’s brigade fought against the Army of the James), Drewry’s Bluff and Cold Harbor, which sealed Gen. Benjamin Butler’s Army of the James in the Virginia Peninsula. In August of 1864, the brigade was ordered to charge Federal positions near the Weldon Raiload. Reaching the Federal positions, the 27th South Carolina was cut off. A Federal officer seized the regiment's colors and demanded a surrender. Hagood shot the officer (who survived) and took his horse. Another soldier recovered the colors. This inspired the Hagood’s unit to fight its way back to the Confederate lines. The brigade next left the Petersburg trenches in December, moving to help relieve Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Following the fort’s fall Jan. 15, 1865, Hagood’s men joined Gen. Joseph Johnston’s army in opposition to Federal forces of Gen. William T. Sherman. Hagood was at the surrender of Johnston’s forces April 26, 1865. After the war, Hagood returned to South Carolina. He was the first president of the South Carolina Agricultural Mechanical Society in 1869. He worked for educational reform within the state and served on a committee to study banking practices. He was elected comptroller general of the state in 1876 on the Wade Hampton (Democrat) ticket. He was returned to office in 1878. In 1880, Hagood was elected South Carolina’s 51st governor Nov. 2, 1880, receiving 96 percent of the vote. Before his death, Hagood wrote his autobiography, “Memoirs of the War of Secession,” which was published in 1910. Hagood died Jan. 4, 1898, in Barnwell, South Carolina. Hagood served as the chairman of The Citadel’s Board of Visitors from 1877 until his death. The school has continued to honor his memory. The Citadel’s football stadium, built in 1948, was named after Hagood. Major renovation work, which includes installing the largest scoreboard in the state of South Carolina, is scheduled to be completed in 2008.
Edited to remove correct the spelling of "Sumter."
Edited Again to add the new data from jkBluesman.