Govan, Daniel Chevilette, 1829-1911

Mississippi and Arkansas planter, Confederate general, and U.S. Indian agent.

From the description of Daniel Chevilette Govan papers, 1861-1908 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24250566

Daniel C. Govan (1829-1911) was born in North Carolina, the son of congressman A.R. Govan. He became a planter in Mississipi in 1852, and in 1853 he married Mary F. Otey. He later moved to Arkansas, where he was a planter until the onset of the Civil War and then again after the war, until 1894. Govan served as a Confederate general and fought in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia. From 1894 until 1898, he was an Indian agent at the Tulalip Agency in Washington state.

From the guide to the Daniel Chevilette Govan Papers, ., 1861-1908, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)