Johnson Kelly Duncan | |
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Born | Chanceford Township, Pennsylvania | March 19, 1827
Died | December 18, 1862 Knoxville, Tennessee | (aged 35)
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Years of service | 1845–1855 (USA), 1861–62 (CSA) |
Rank | ![]() Brigadier General (CSA) |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Johnson Kelly Duncan (March 19, 1827 – December 18, 1862) was one of the few generals in the Confederate States Army (CSA) during the American Civil War who was born and raised in the North. An antebellum officer in the U.S. Army, Duncan commanded the Confederate forts defending New Orleans during the Union Navy's successful attacks that led to the fall of the South's largest city.