General James Jay Archer, C.S.A.
(In the photograph, the button arrangement is that of a brigadier general, but he still has the collar insignia of a colonel.) Graduated from Princeton, 1835; Mexican War veteran. Commissioned as colonel of the 5th Texas in October 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in June 1862. Major campaigns...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6384 |