Arthur P. Bagby Jr.
Arthur P. Bagby Jr. | |
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| Born | May 17, 1833 |
| Died | February 21, 1921 (aged 87) |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Service years | 1852–53 (USA), 1861–65 (CSA) |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant (USA) Brigadier General (CSA) |
| Conflicts | American Civil War |
| Other work | Lawyer |
Arthur Pendleton Bagby Jr. (May 17, 1833 – February 21, 1921) was an American lawyer, editor, and Confederate States Army colonel during the American Civil War. Confederate General E. Kirby Smith, commander of the Trans-Mississippi Department assigned Bagby to duty as a brigadier general on April 13, 1864, to date from March 17, 1864, and as a major general on May 16, 1865. These extra-legal appointments were not made official by appointments of Bagby to general officer grade by Confederate President Jefferson Davis or by confirmation by the Confederate Senate.