James A. Ekin
James Adams Ekin | |
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Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 31, 1819
Died | March 27, 1891 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | (aged 71)
Place of burial | Cave Hill National Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States |
Years of service | 1861–1883 |
Rank | Colonel Brevet Brigadier General |
Commands held | Chief Quartermaster, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Spouse(s) | Diana Craighead Walker |
Children | 5 |
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James Adams Ekin (August 31, 1819 – March 27, 1891) was an American officer who served in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He achieved fame as a member of the military commission trying the conspirators involved with the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
Early life
Ekin was born August 31, 1819, in
Civil War
At the outbreak of the
Lincoln assassination trial
Despite his excellent service in the Army quartermaster department, Ekin is remembered largely for his participation as a member of the military tribunal that heard the case against eight conspirators in the assassination of President Lincoln.
Post-war service
Ekin remained in the U.S. Army following the Civil War with the rank of lieutenant colonel and deputy quartermaster general until February 13, 1882, when he was promoted to colonel. He retired from the Army on August 31, 1883.
Posts
Ekin served at Pittsburgh, as acting assistant commissary of subsistence in 1861; at
Family
Ekin married Diana Craighead Walker and together they had five children: James Adams (1844–1847), Nancy Walker (1845–1868), Mary Elizabeth (1847–1934), Susan Bayard (1849), and William Moody (1853–1907). Mary Elizabeth Ekin married Augustus Everett Willson July 23, 1877, who served as the 36th Governor of Kentucky, 1907–1911. William M. Ekin followed in his father's career and joined the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of captain in the Quartermaster's Department.
Ekin died March 27, 1891, in Louisville, Kentucky and was buried in Cave Hill National Cemetery.[1]
In popular culture
Eakin is portrayed in the film The Conspirator (2010) by actor John Deifer.
See also
Notes
- ^ Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953, Jefferson County, 1891, p. 18. Cause of death is given as "gastric ulcer" for nine years.
References
- Eicher, John H. & ISBN 0-8047-3641-3
- Johnson, Rossiter (ed.). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans Vol. III (Boston, MA: The Biographical Society), 1904. [See p. 409.]
External links
- "James A. Ekin". Find a Grave. Retrieved April 10, 2011.