John Pope (military officer) facts for kids

John Pope
Brig. Gen. John Pope
Born	(1822-03-16)March 16, 1822 Louisville, Kentucky
Died	September 23, 1892(1892-09-23) (aged 70) Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home near Sandusky, Ohio
Place of burial	Bellefontaine Cemetery St. Louis, Missouri
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1842–1886
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Army of the Mississippi Army of Virginia Department of the Northwest Department of the Missouri Military Division of the Pacific
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Island Number Ten First Battle of Rappahannock Station Second Battle of Bull Run Dakota War of 1862 Apache Wars

John Pope (March 16, 1822 – September 23, 1892) was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. He had a brief stint in the Western Theater, but he is best known for his defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas) in the East.

Death and legacy

Pope retired as a major general in the Regular Army on March 16, 1886, and his wife, Clara Pope, died two years later. The National Tribune serialized his memoirs, publishing them between February 1887 and March 1891. General Pope died on September 23, 1892 at the Ohio Soldiers' Home near Sandusky, Ohio. He is buried beside his wife in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.