John Sappington Marmaduke

John S. Marmaduke
Major-General John S. Marmaduke, portrait carte de visite by Charles D. Fredricks
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 T. Crittenden
Succeeded by	Albert P. Morehouse
Personal details
Born	John Sappington Marmaduke (1833-03-14)March 14, 1833 Saline County, Missouri
Died	December 28, 1887(1887-12-28) (aged 54) Jefferson City, Missouri
Cause of death	Pneumonia
Resting place	Woodland Cemetery, Jefferson City, Missouri 38°34′02.7″N 92°09′43.6″W / 38.567417°N 92.162111°W / 38.567417; -92.162111
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Father	Meredith M. Marmaduke
Alma mater	Yale College (dropped out) Harvard College (dropped out) United States Military Academy
Military service
Years of service	1857–1861 (USA) 1861 (MSG) 1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank	Second Lieutenant (USA) Colonel (MSG) Major-General (CSA)
Commands	3rd Confederate Regiment Marmaduke's Cavalry Division
Battles/wars	Utah Expedition American Civil War Battle of Boonville Battle of Shiloh (WIA) Battle of Prairie Grove Second Battle of Springfield Battle of Hartville Battle of Cape Girardeau Battle of Helena Battle of Reed's Bridge Battle of Bayou Fourche Battle of Pine Bluff (WIA) Battle of Poison Spring Price's Raid Battle of Mine Creek (POW)

Utah Expedition
American Civil War

John S. Marmaduke (born John Sappington Marmaduke; March 14, 1833 – December 28, 1887) served as the 25th Governor of Missouri from 1885 until his death in 1887. Prior to this he was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded cavalry in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. In 1863, Marmaduke killed Confederate Brigadier-General Lucius M. Walker in a famous duel. Major-General Sterling Price ordered Marmaduke's arrest, but suspended the order because of the impending Federal advance on Little Rock, Arkansas. Marmaduke never faced a court martial for his actions on September 6.

The second son among ten children, Marmaduke was born on his father's plantation in Saline County, Missouri. His father, Meredith M. 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.U.S. Representative John S. Phelps appointed Marmaduke to the United States Military Academy, where he graduated in 1857, placed 30th out of 38 students. He served as a Second Lieutenant in the 1st United States Mounted Rifleman, before being transferred to the 2d United States Cavalry under Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston. Marmaduke later served in the Utah War and was posted to Camp Floyd, Utah, in 1858–1860.