Adley H. Gladden
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Adley Hogan Gladden (September 28, 1810 – April 12, 1862) was lieutenant colonel and second commander of the Palmetto Regiment of South Carolina volunteers during the Mexican–American War and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He impressed General Braxton Bragg after defending Pensacola from Union Army bombardment and after a brief assignment at Mobile, Alabama, he was brought to Corinth, Mississippi, to command a brigade in the Army of Mississippi. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Shiloh.[1]
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Adley Hogan Gladden | |
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Nickname(s) | "Bengal Tiger" |
Born | (1810-09-28)September 28, 1810 Fairfield District, South Carolina |
Died | April 12, 1862(1862-04-12) (aged 51) Shiloh, Tennessee |
Buried | Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama |
Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
Service/ | United States Army Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1846–1848 (USA) 1861–1862 (CSA) |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel (USA) Brigadier General (CSA) |
Unit | 1st Louisiana Regulars 1st Brigade |
Battles/wars | Second Seminole War Mexican–American War |
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