James Bankhead
James Bankhead (1783–1856) was a
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James Bankhead was born on May 24, 1783, in Port Royal, in Caroline County, Virginia.
Bankhead joined the U. S. Army in 1808, as a captain in the 5th Infantry Regiment. Bankhead and Winfield Scott entered the army on the same day and they remained lifelong friends. Before the War of 1812, Bankhead served in various commands and staff assignments. During the war he was promoted to major. Later he was on the staff of General Wade Hampton, and received a brevet promotion to lieutenant colonel.
His duties as an Army officer took him to Charleston, South Carolina where he met and married the fourth daughter of John Pyne, Ann Smith Pyne, in her mother's home on Church Street on 25 June 1817.
He attained the rank of lieutenant colonel of the
He saw active service during the Second Seminole War and received a brevet promotion to colonel in 1838 to recognize his bravery.[1]
Col. Bankhead was in command of the garrison of the
Bankhead served in the
Bankhead was appointed commander of the
Notes
- ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. II. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 201–202.
- ^ "The Buffalo Barracks Historical Website". www.buffalonet.org. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
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