Arthur Pendleton Bagby, Jr., was born on May 17, 1833, in Claiborne, Alabama, to Arthur P. Bagby and Anne Connell. His father served as governor of Alabama from 1837 until 1841. He attended school in Washington, D.C., before receiving an appointment to the United States Military Academy in 1847. He graduated in 1852, receiving a commission as a brevet 2^nd lieutenant in the 8^th United States Infantry. He resigned a year later to study law, and he was admitted to the Alabama bar in 1835. He moved to Gonzales, Texas, around 1858, and he married Frances Taylor there in June 1860. They had at least two children: William and Arthur.

 

Bagby enlisted in the Confederate army and received an appointment as a major in the 7^th Texas Cavalry. He took part in the New Mexico Campaign in early 1862 and received a promotion to lieutenant colonel in April 1862 and to colonel in November 1862. He became a brigadier general in April 1864. After the war, he settled in Victoria, Texas, and resumed his legal practice. In 1870, he served as assistant editor of the local Victoria Advocate. He died in Hallettsville, Texas, on February 21, 1921.

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