. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . BRIGADIER-GENERAL JOHN II. WINDER, C. S. A. John II. Winder was bom in Maryland, where his family had been prominent fur manyyears. He was a son of General W. II. Winder, commanding the American forces at thebattle of Bladensburg during the war of 1812. General Winder was graduated at WestPoint in 1820 and assigned to the artillery, he resigned in 1823 but returned to the army in1827. For a time he served as instructor at West Point, and entered the Mexican War ascaptain. He was brevetted major for gallantry at Contreras and Churub
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . BRIGADIER-GENERAL JOHN II. WINDER, C. S. A. John II. Winder was bom in Maryland, where his family had been prominent fur manyyears. He was a son of General W. II. Winder, commanding the American forces at thebattle of Bladensburg during the war of 1812. General Winder was graduated at WestPoint in 1820 and assigned to the artillery, he resigned in 1823 but returned to the army in1827. For a time he served as instructor at West Point, and entered the Mexican War ascaptain. He was brevetted major for gallantry at Contreras and Churubusco, and lieutenant-colonel for gallantry in the attack upon the City of Mexico. He reached the rank of majorin the regular army in 18G0 but resigned April 27, 1861. lie was soon appointed brigadier-general in the Confederate army and made inspector-general of the camps around Rich-mond, which included for the first few months supervision of the prisons. He afterwardcommanded the Department of Henrico, which is the county in which Richmond is situated,and w
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