Battle Person Detail

Marshall, Humphrey

Bio:
When Kentucky abandoned its policy of neutrality, Marshall joined the Confederate ranks as a brigadier general in October 1861. He served in western Virginia, and in Kentucky, but he did not distinguish himself. In January 1862, he led a recruiting mission into southeastern Kentucky, which led to conflict with Union forces at Middle Creek, Kentucky. Marshall was forced to withdraw his brigade. For unknown reasons, he resigned once in June 1862, but he was reinstated. He resigned a second time in June 1863 to take a seat in the Confederate Congress. Beginning in May 1864, he served a member on the Committee of Military Affairs until the end of the war.
Rank:
Brigadier General
Narrative Link:
http://www.bryansbush.com/hub.php?page=articles&layer=a0701
Narrative Link:
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000154