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Odon Guitar (August 31, 1825 – March 13, 1908) was a general in the Union Missouri State Militia during the American Civil War. He was noted for his successful campaign against Joseph C. Porter and John A. Poindexter's recruiting commands in northern Missouri. ==Early life and career== Odon Guitar was born in Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, to John Guitar and Emily Gordon. His father had emigrated from Bordeaux, France, and met his mother in Kentucky. They moved to Boone County, Missouri, in 1827.〔Christensen, Lawrence O., ''Dictionary of Missouri Biography'', University of Missouri Press, 1999. ISBN 0-8262-1222-0 Pages 357-56.〕 Odon Guitar was an excellent student and enrolled in the initial class of the University of Missouri in 1842, graduating in 1846 with an A.B. degree. He was unable to give his commencement address because at the time he was off with Alexander Doniphan's Expedition in the Mexican War.〔Missouri State Archives, Record of Service Card, Record of Service Card, Mexican War, 1846-1847, Box 34, Reel s910〕 As a result, his degree was the first conferred by the University "in absentia."〔(University of Missouri, "This week in History" )〕 Having distinguished himself he returned from the war in 1847. Guitar studied law under his uncle, John B. Gordon, and was admitted to the bar in 1848. He left to participate in the California gold rush, returning to Columbia, Missouri, to resume his law practice in October 1851. Guitar became involved in Whig politics and was elected to two terms in the Missouri House of Representatives (1854–1856 and 1858-1860.)〔〔Missouri State Archives, Record of Service Card, Civil War, 1861-1865, Reel s842〕〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Odon Guitar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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