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| John Pope | |
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Brig. Gen. John Pope
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| 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 |
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.
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.
