James Patrick Major
James Patrick Major | |
|---|---|
Brigadier General (CSA) | |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War
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| Relations | Governor of Louisiana Paul Octave Hébert (brother-in-law) |
James Patrick Major (May 14, 1836 – May 8, 1877) was a career
brigadier general during the American Civil War.[1]
US Cavalry service
Major graduated 23rd in his class at the
Battle of Wichita Village against the Comanche
in 1858.
Confederate States Army
Major resigned from the U. S. Army on March 21, 1861, and joined the Missouri State Guard as a lieutenant colonel. He fought in the Battle of Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861. He was an acting commander in
Red River Campaign
.
In 1864, he fought at both
De Soto Parish and with General Hamilton P. Bee at Monett's Ferry in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.[2]
Post war
After the war, Major went to France and then returned to Louisiana and later to Texas where he died on May 8, 1877. He is buried in
Ascension Parish
, Louisiana in an ornate tomb in the Ascension of our Lord Catholic Church Cemetery.
See also
Notes
- ^ "MAJOR, JAMES PATRICK (1836-1877)". The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ISBN 0-8071-0834-0, pp. 340-347; 349-355, 362-363
References
- Eicher, John H., and ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.
- ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.
- ISBN 978-0-8071-0834-5.
- "MAJOR, JAMES PATRICK (1836-1877)". The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
External links
- Photo at generalsandbrevets.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 8, 2008)