John Bankhead Magruder was born in 1807 in Port Royal, Virginia, a small port city not far from Washington, D.C. His father was a planter and attorney, but he fell into bankruptcy and lost ...

But others say it’s named after Confederate Gen. John Bankhead Magruder, who ordered the burning of Hampton in 1861 and was responsible for the killing or capture of many runaway slaves at the ...

The portion of the boulevard, now named for Confederate general John Bankhead Magruder, in Hampton would be renamed as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of Armstrong’s “one small step for man ...

Quarstein, well-known for his intense interest in Gen. John Bankhead Magruder, will discuss the Virginia-born Confederate general’s role in the defense of Hampton Roads and the Battle of Big ...

John Bankhead Magruder was born in 1807 in Port Royal, Virginia, a small port city not far from Washington, D.C. His father was a planter and attorney, but he fell into bankruptcy and lost ...