Thomas+Jordan

=Thomas Jordan=

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. [|Thomas Jordan] was a very diligent man. He was born on September 30, 1819. Thomas Jordan was a spy for the Confederates. Then, the determined man became the general for the [|Confederate States Army] when the American Civil War was occurring. When he wasn't in the army, Jordan wrote and edited newspapers. When Jordan became the general, it was not easy. There were a lot of positions he went through. He became a captain for the Confederate Army in May 22, 1861. Quickly, he then became a staff officer and a lieutenant colonel. He was sorely tested for the First Battle of Manassas, and also by being in the position as a chief of staff under P.G.T. Beaureguard (Pierre Gustave Toutant) and colonel. That was not all, though, he also was the adjutant general for the Army. Jordan had a lot to take care of. The hard workingman got the Army ready for the famous Battle of Shiloh. Jordan still had to be intelligent during the bloody battle. Since Jordan made very wise choices, on April 14, 1862, he became the brigadier general. When the war was over, Jordan made a book with J.B. Pryor and was an editor of a magazine. He was not done fighting yet. Jordan was a part of the Cuban Mambi Warriors. Thomas Jordan was the head of the Warriors in December 1869. When they won their independence, Jordan was done fighting in February 1870. He then continued to write. He was then an editor and wrote many articles. Thomas Jordan then died later on November 27, 1895.

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