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John Hugh Means

American politician

Summary

American politician

Field	Value
name	John Hugh Means
image	JohnHughMeans.JPG
caption	John Hugh Means
order	64th
office	Governor of South Carolina
term_start	December 16, 1850
term_end	December 1, 1852
lieutenant	Joshua John Ward
predecessor	Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook
successor	John Lawrence Manning
birth_date
birth_place	Fairfield County, South Carolina
death_date
death_place	Prince William County, Virginia
spouse	Sarah Rebecca Stark
party	Democratic
alma_mater	Mount Zion College
South Carolina College
battles	American Civil War
allegiance	Confederate States of America
South Carolina
branch	Confederate States Army
South Carolina militia
unit	17th South Carolina Infantry Regiment
rank	Colonel (CSA)
Brigadier General (state militia)
serviceyears	1860–1862

South Carolina College

Peninsula Campaign
- Battle of Malvern Hill
Northern Virginia Campaign
- First Battle of Rappahannock Station
- Second Battle of Manassas South Carolina South Carolina militia Brigadier General (state militia) John Hugh Means (August 18, 1812September 1, 1862) was an American politician who served as the 64th Governor of South Carolina from 1850 to 1852 and an infantry colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was killed in action at the Second Battle of Manassas, one of only a handful of well-known pre-war politicians to perish during the conflict.

Early life and career

Born in the Fairfield District of South Carolina, Means was educated at Mount Zion College in Winnsboro and he graduated from South Carolina College in 1832. He became a planter and his outspoken support of States' rights led him to his election in the General Assembly. During the agitation for secession in the decade prior to the Civil War, Means was elected in 1850 as Governor of South Carolina by the General Assembly, with Lieutenant Governor Joshua John Ward. He presided over a state convention in 1852 that passed a resolution stating that South Carolina had the right to secede if the Federal government sought in any way to disturb the institution of slavery. Furthermore, Means prepared the state for war by increasing the funding of the state militia.

Civil War

Means signed the Ordinance of Secession in 1860 and enrolled in the Confederate Army, being elected to colonel of the 17th South Carolina Infantry. The regiment saw action in Virginia at the battles of Malvern Hill during the Peninsula Campaign and then at the Rappahannock Station in prelude to the Second Battle of Manassas. As a part of Longstreets corps, the 17th Regiment arrived at 11 a.m. on August 29, 1862, to repulse an attack by Pope on the Confederates' right flank. After stopping the Union forces, the Confederates counterattacked, and Means died as a result of injuries on September 1.

References

Scott, Brian. (March 6, 2015). "History Happened Here". Lulu.com.

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