St. John Richardson Liddell

St. John Richardson Liddell was a prominent Louisiana planter who served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was an outspoken proponent of Southern emancipation of slaves. Following the war, Liddell had a prominent feud with a former Confederate officer, Charles Jones, who eventually murdered Liddell near his home in 1870.

6 September 1815

Born on the same birth day (6 September): Andrés Tello • Bill Ritter • Christopher Nolan (author) • Edward Victor Appleton • Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette • Julie Gibson • Leylah Fernandez • Max George • Paul Waaktaar-Savoy • Pippa Middleton • William Rosecrans • Wilson Greatbatch

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