John Marmaduke

Major General John Sappington Marmaduke
25th Governor of Missouri
In office January 12, 1885 (1885-01-12) – December 28, 1887 (1887-12-28)
Lieutenant	Albert P. Morehouse
Preceded by	Thomas Theodore Crittenden
Succeeded by	Albert P. Morehouse
Personal details
Born	(1833-03-14)March 14, 1833 near Arrow Rock, Missouri
Died	December 28, 1887(1887-12-28) (aged 54) Jefferson City, Missouri
Resting place	Woodland-Old City Cemetery, Jefferson City
Political party	Democratic
Father	Meredith Miles Marmaduke
Education	Yale College, three years Harvard College, one year
Alma mater	United States Military Academy at West Point
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America  Confederate States of America
Service/branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1857–61 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA)
Rank	Second lieutenant (USA) Major general (CSA)
Commands	3rd Confederate Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	Utah War   American Civil War Battle of Boonville Battle of Shiloh Battle of Prairie Grove Battle of Springfield II Battle of Hartville Battle of Cape Girardeau Battle of Reed's Bridge Red River Campaign Battle of Poison Spring Price's Raid Battle of Mine Creek

John Sappington Marmaduke (March 14, 1833 – December 28, 1887) was a regular army officer from the divided, border state of Missouri, who became a Confederate major general during the American Civil War.

Serving in Arkansas, he aroused controversy by killing his own commander, Lucius M. Walker, in a duel, and was then accused of murdering black soldiers in the Red River Campaign. During Sterling Price's raid into Missouri, Marmaduke was captured at the Battle of Mine Creek (October 1864) and remained in captivity until the war’s end. He became Governor of Missouri in 1884, successfully campaigning for railroad reform, before dying in office.

The second son among ten children, Marmaduke was born on his father's plantation near Arrow Rock in Saline County, Missouri. His father, Meredith Miles Marmaduke (1791–1864), was the eighth Governor of Missouri. His great-grandfather, John Breathitt, had served as the Governor of Kentucky from 1832–1834, dying in office.

Marmaduke attended Chapel Hill Academy in Lafayette County, Missouri and the Masonic College in Lexington, Missouri, before attending Yale University for two years and then Harvard University for another year.Congressman John S. Phelps appointed Marmaduke to the United States Military Academy, where he graduated in 1857, placed 30th out of 38 students. He briefly served as a second lieutenant in the First United States Mounted Rifleman, before being transferred to the Second United States Cavalry under Col. Albert Sidney Johnston. Marmaduke served in the Utah War and was posted to Camp Floyd in 1858–1860.

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