James Wellborn Starnes

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James W. Starnes
BornJuly 19, 1817
Wilkes County, North Carolina, US
DiedJune 30, 1863 (aged 45)
near Spring Hill, Tennessee
AllegianceFile:Flag of the Confederate States (1863–1865).svg Confederate States of America
BranchFile:North Virginia Third Bunting.svg Confederate States Army
RankFile:Confederate States of America Colonel.png Colonel
Battles

James Wellborn[lower-alpha 1] 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]

Notes

  1. Also given as Wilborn.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Van Wagenen 1983, p. 131.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Allardice 2008, p. 355.

Sources

  • 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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