Marr, John Quincy

Life Span
to
Full name
John Quincy Marr
Place of Birth
Warrenton, VA
Burial Place
Warrenton, VA
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
No. of Siblings
2
Family
John Marr (father), Catherine Inman Horner Marr (mother) 
Other Education
Virginia Military Institute (VA)
Occupation
Military
Businessman
Educator
Government
Other state government
Local government
Military
Confederate Army
Date Event
At Fairfax Court House, the first Confederate officer to die falls and the first Medal of Honor is won
In Virginia, Captain John Quincy Marr becomes the first Confederate officer to die in the Civil War.
Secession
How to Cite This Page: "Marr, John Quincy," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/index.php/node/43968.