General James Rains, C.S.A.

(Photograph has been retouched to show him as a brigadier general, but was wearing a colonel's uniform when photographed circa 1861-1862.) Commissioned as a colonel in the 11th Tennessee Infantry in May 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in November 1862. Major campaigns and battles include...

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Main Author: Saltsman, T. F.
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Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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General James Rains, C.S.A.
Saltsman, T. F.
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Rains, James Edward, 1833-1862; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Tennessee; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Photograph has been retouched to show him as a brigadier general, but was wearing a colonel's uniform when photographed circa 1861-1862.) Commissioned as a colonel in the 11th Tennessee Infantry in May 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in November 1862. Major campaigns and battles include the Kentucky campaign and Stones Bridge. Rains was killed in action at Stones Bridge in December 1862. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 5. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling Q0000000196Q196General James Rains, C.S.A.(Photograph has been retouched to show him as a brigadier general, but was wearing a colonel's uniform when photographed circa 1861-1862.) Commissioned as a colonel in the 11th Tennessee Infantry in May 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in November 1862. Major campaigns and battles include the Kentucky campaign and Stones Bridge. Rains was killed in action at Stones Bridge in December 1862. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 5. National Historical Society, 1991.1861-1862 circa1860-1869Saltsman, T. F.Rains, James Edward, 1833-1862; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Tennessee; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #156v5914Alabama 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 TIFFLPP00245http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6456
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