Life Span
to
Full name
David Emanuel Twiggs
Place of Birth
Richmond County, GA
Burial Place
Richmond County, GA
Birth Date Certainty
Estimated
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
Family
John Twiggs (father)
Occupation
Military
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
Confederate Army
Date Event
General Daniel Twiggs surrenders all U.S. Army units and installations to Texas state troops
Secretary of War Holt dismisses General Twiggs from the U.S. Army for treachery
After weeks of refusal, the commander of Fort Brown in Texas surrenders and marches his men to the coast
Confederate forces evacuate Ship Island, off the coast of Mississippi
Mexican War
Date Title
New York Times, “Traitor Officers,” February 26, 1861
New York Times, “A Loyal Regiment,” March 12, 1861
Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Spirit of Washington Letters,” March 25, 1861
Cleveland (OH) Herald, “What Does It All Mean?,” April 9, 1861
Entry by George Templeton Strong, April 15, 1861
How to Cite This Page: "Twiggs, David Emanuel," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hddev.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/11983.