Pegram, John

Life Span
to
Full name
John Pegram
Place of Birth
Petersburg, VA
Burial Place
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
No. of Spouses
1
Family
James West Pegram (father), Virginia Johnson Pegram (mother), Hetty Cary (wife)
Education
West Point (US Military Academy)
Occupation
Military
Church or Religious Denomination
Episcopalian
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
Confederate Army
Date Event
- In Georgia, advancing Union forces suffer a very heavy defeat near Chickamauga Creek
In Virginia, a spectacular Union attempt to break the siege of Petersburg ends in disaster in "The Battle of the Crater"
In the Shenandoah Valley, Union troops under Sheridan turn defeat into crushing victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek
How to Cite This Page: "Pegram, John," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/6376.