Club, and took fellow Delphian, John Neal as an apprentice while he studied law. Winder was married to Gertrude Polk-who was a 1st cousin about 4 times removed to Colonel Ezekiel Polk grandfather of US President James Knox Polk. One of Winder and Gertrude's sons, John H. Winder, [1800-1865] was a brigadier general in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. Winder died in 1824. References The Dawn's Early Light, Walter Lord Notes External links Adjutants general of the United States Army Inspectors General of the United States Army Lawyers from Baltimore University of Pennsylvania alumni United States Army generals United States Army personnel of the War of 1812 1775 births 1824 deaths War of 1812 prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom