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Son of Gen. John Twiggs. David Twiggs was appointed as a captain of the 18th infantry during the War of 1812 and soon became a major. He also served during the Mexican-American war in Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey, Vera Cruz, and Mexico City. He surrendered his command for the Department of Texas to the Confederate Army in 1861. He was dishonorably discharged from the Union Army and made a major-general in the Confederate Army in the same year. He did in 1862.

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, July 18, 1850

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 4, 1850

Letter from Winfield Scott to William Henry Seward, February 5, 1850

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Biography: 
Son of Gen. John Twiggs. David Twiggs was appointed as a captain of the 18th infantry during the War of 1812 and soon became a major. He also served during the Mexican-American war in Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey, Vera Cruz, and Mexico City. He surrendered his command for the Department of Texas to the Confederate Army in 1861. He was dishonorably discharged from the Union Army and made a major-general in the Confederate Army in the same year. He did in 1862.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
ppletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
James Grant Wilson and John Fiske
Publisher Location: 
New York
Publisher Name: 
D. Appleton and Company
Year: 
1889
Start Page: 
191
End Page: 
192
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