General James Chalmers, C.S.A.
(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Entered the Confederate Army as a captain in March 1861. After promoting through the grades, he was promoted to brigadier general in February 1862. Transferred to the cavalry in 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, Murfreesboro, Fort Pillow...
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures General James Chalmers, C.S.A. Anthony, E. & H.T., New York |
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures Chalmers, James R. (James Ronald), 1831-1898; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Mississippi; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Entered the Confederate Army as a captain in March 1861. After promoting through the grades, he was promoted to brigadier general in February 1862. Transferred to the cavalry in 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, Murfreesboro, Fort Pillow, Franklin, and Nashville. After the war, he served multiple terms as a congressman from Mississippi. Died in April 1898 in Memphis, Tennessee, where he is buried. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. I. National Historical Society, 1991. |
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Q0000000163Q163General James Chalmers, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Entered the Confederate Army as a captain in March 1861. After promoting through the grades, he was promoted to brigadier general in February 1862. Transferred to the cavalry in 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, Murfreesboro, Fort Pillow, Franklin, and Nashville. After the war, he served multiple terms as a congressman from Mississippi. Died in April 1898 in Memphis, Tennessee, where he is buried. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. I. National Historical Society, 1991.1862-1865 circa1860-1869Anthony, E. & H.T., New YorkChalmers, James R. (James Ronald), 1831-1898; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Mississippi; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #130v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00212http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6434 |
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