Samuel McGowan (general)

Samuel McGowan
Samuel McGowan
	South Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel McGowan
Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
	In office; 1879–1894
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
	In office; 1850–1861
	In office; 1878–1879
Personal details
Born	October 19, 1819; Laurens County, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	August 9, 1897 (aged 77); Abbeville, South Carolina
Spouse	Susan Caroline Wardlaw
Children	7
Alma mater	South Carolina College
Military service
Allegiance	United States; Confederate States
Branch/service	United States Army; Confederate Army
Years of service	1846–1847 (U.S.); 1861–1865 (C.S.)
Rank	Captain (USV); Major general (S.C. militia); Brigadier general (C.S.)
Unit	Palmetto Regiment (U.S.)
Commands	14th South Carolina Infantry (C.S.); McGowan's Brigade
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War Battle of Chapultepec; American Civil War Battle of Fort Sumter; First Battle of Bull Run; Seven Days Battles; Second Battle of Bull Run; Battle of Chancellorsville; Battle of Spotsylvania Court House;

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Samuel McGowan (October 19, 1819 – August 9, 1897) was an American military officer, lawyer, politician, judge, and a Brigadier general in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. Born in South Carolina, he commanded a brigade in A.P. Hill's famous "Light Division" and was wounded several times. Ezra Warner's book, Generals in Gray, claims that "McGowan's career and reputation were not excelled by any other brigade commander in the Army of Northern Virginia." Following reconstruction, he was elected to the United States Congress but refused to take his seat, later serving as an Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court.