James Wellborn Starnes

James Wellborn[a] Starnes (July 19, 1817 – June 30, 1863) was a North Carolinian planter and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.[2] He was appointed colonel of the 4th Tennessee Cavalry, and commanded a brigade under Bedford Forest.[2] In one genealogical source he is called a general.[1]

James W. Starnes
BornJuly 19, 1817
Wilkes County, North Carolina, US
DiedJune 30, 1863 (aged 45)
near Spring Hill, Tennessee
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch Confederate States Army
Rank Colonel
Battles

Notes

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  1. ^ Also given as Wilborn.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Van Wagenen 1983, p. 131.
  2. ^ a b Allardice 2008, p. 355.

Sources

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  • Allardice, Bruce S. (2008). Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register. Columbia and London: University of Missouri Press. p. 355.
  • Van Wagenen, Avis Stearns (1983). Genealogy and Memoirs of Charles and Nathaniel Stearns, and Their Descendants. United States of America: Courier Printing Company. p. 131.

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