Battle Person Detail

Liddell, St. John R.

Bio:
First commissioned as a colonel in the Confederate army, Liddell became an aide-de-camp to Gen. William J. Hardee. In 1862 he was promoted to brigadier general. He first led a brigade into battle at Corinth. He later fought at Perryville, Murfreesboro, and Chickamauga. In 1864 he served in the Red River campaign and then in the defense of Mobile, Alabama. He was captured at Fort Blakely in April 1865.
Rank:
Brigadier General