About
American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Mississippi from 1853 to 1861. He fought in the Confederate Army during the U.S. Civil War and was killed in the Battle of Gettysburg.
Before Fame
He attended the University of Nashville. He later gave up his law practice in Mississippi to run a pro-slavery publication.
Trivia
Following the Battle of Malvern Hill (later referred to as "Barksdale's Mississippi Brigade"), he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General.
Family Life
His younger brother, Ethelbert Barksdale, served in the U.S. Congress and later in the Confederate Congress.
Associated With
He fought in the Confederate Army alongside General Robert E. Lee.
