John Archibald Campbell - Baltimore MD
Posted by: Don.Morfe
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United States Supreme Court Associate Justice. When the South seceded from the Union, he resigned from the Court on April 30, 1861. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederacy as Assistant Secretary of War for conscription.
Waymark Code: WM12RBK
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2020
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He is buried in Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD in Lot 2-3, Western Area.
Description: From Find A Grave: United States Supreme Court Associate Justice. He graduated at the age of fourteen from the University of Georgia in 1825, then attended West Point Military Academy for three years but withdrew following the death of his father. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar and established a law practice in Montgomery, Alabama. He served as a member the Alabama State Legislature, (1837-43). In 1853, President Franklin Pierce appointed him a Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court but when the South seceded from the Union, and due to impending conflict with the Lincoln Administration, he resigned from the Court on April 30, 1861. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederacy as Assistant Secretary of War for conscription, (1862-65). After the war, was imprisoned by the Union Army for several months and was released by order of President Andrew Johnson. He then re-established law practice and returned to the Supreme Court on several occasions to argue cases.
Date of birth: 06/24/1811
Date of death: 03/12/1889
Area of notoriety: Politics
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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