John Dunovant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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brigadier general in the Confederate States Army of the American Civil War
Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1825
Place of Birth: Chester, South Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 01-Oct-1864
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About John Dunovant
- John Dunovant was a brigadier general with temporary rank in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
- Dunovant was a native of South Carolina who had been a Mexican–American War veteran and captain in the U.S.
- Army from March 3, 1855 to December 29, 1860.
- During the Civil War, he was commander of the 1st South Carolina Regulars and later the 5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment.
- He was in command of a cavalry brigade in the later part of the Overland Campaign and the early part of the Siege of Petersburg.
- He was killed at the Battle of Vaughan Road on October 1, 1864 during the Siege of Petersburg.
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