Frank Crawford Armstrong

1835–1909 (age 74)

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Photograph of Frank Crawford Armstrong

Biography

Frank Crawford Armstrong (1835–1909) was a Confederate general who served during the American Civil War. His military career spanned the conflict that defined a generation and tested the nation's resolve.

Armstrong's service in the Confederate Army reflected the choices made by military officers during the Civil War era. His later life in Washington, where he was interred, represented the reconciliation and reunification of the nation following the conflict that had divided it.