Brigadier General Napoleon Bonaparte Burrow - Alma AR - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

Final resting place for Confederate Brigadier General.

"Confederate Brigadier General. A practicing lawyer in Tennessee, Burrow was commissionmed a second lieutenant in the 2nd Tennessee during the Mexican War. He fought with great distinction in Scott's assault on Mexico City. After the war, he settled in Arkansas and resumed his legal career. He became active in Democratic party politics, and served as a state senator from 1851 to 1855. In January of 1860, he was a general in command of a brigade of Arkansas militia. When Arkansas seceded from the Union, Burrow and his brigade took over Fort Smith, Arkansas from a federal garrison. He was relieved after two weeks because his command was criticized as being "extravagant and pompously unmilitary." The Arkansas military board appointed him a brigadier general and ordered him to Springfield, Missouri after the Battle of Wilson's Creek to transfer the militia there to regular Confederate command. The militiamen, encouraged by their commander, refused to transfer and Burrow's mission ended in failure. Burrow spent the rest of the war raising crops on his large plantation for the army. After the war, he gained great notoriety as a criminal lawyer.

Bio by: Thomas Fisher" (visit link)

Description: Though he was a bit of a failure he went on to gain His notoriety after the war as a criminal lawyer. Date of birth: 01/01/1818 Date of death: 05/23/1880 Area of notoriety: Military Marker Type: Plaque Setting: Outdoor Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link] Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed

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