On January 22, 1927, one of the last living Confederate generals died at age 90. John A. McCausland, known as “Tiger John,” lived for over 50 years after the war. He attended Virginia Military Institute when young and fought as part of the 36th Virginia. After the war, he escaped and didn’t return to the U.S. until he would remain free. For the rest of his life he lived on a farm in West Virginia.
