Hattiesburg, Mississippi and Magnolia, Mississippi. Evander McNair died at Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and is buried at Magnolia Cemetery in Magnolia. His wife, Hannah Merrill McNair, a New York Yankee, preceded him in death in 1878 and is buried next to him. See also List of American Civil War generals (Confederate) References Further reading Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. . Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. . External links US Civil War Generals, accessed April 15, 2007 , accessed April 15, 2007 1820 births 1902 deaths People from Scotland County, North Carolina Confederate States Army brigadier generals People from Hempstead County, Arkansas People of Arkansas in the American Civil War People of North Carolina in the American Civil War People of Mississippi in the American Civil War People from Jackson, Mississippi People from Hattiesburg, Mississippi People from Magnolia, Mississippi