McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864

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Birth 1828-11-14
Death 1864-07-22
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James Birdseye McPherson (b. Nov. 14, 1828, Green Creek Township, Ohio-d. July 22, 1864, Atlanta, Georgia), Brigadier General in the U.S. Army, was a Military Academy graduate (1853) who served as chief engineer to General Grant and was appointed military superintendent of railways, District of Western Tennessee. He later commanded the right wing of Grant's army at the Battle of Vicksburg, commanded the 2nd Division, Department of Tennessee, and received command of the XVII Army Corps in 1863. General McPherson took command of Sherman's Army of Tennessee in Huntsville, Alabama in 1864 and was killed that year.

From the description of McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10569576

An 1853 West Point graduate who became a major general in the Union army during the Civil War, McPherson was shot and killed near Atlanta, Georgia, on July 22, 1864.

From the description of Draft of orders, April 25, 1863. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 657134678

A native of Ohio, McPherson graduated first in the West Point class of 1853 and joined the regular army, serving in the Corps of Engineers. Promoted to major general by October 8, 1862, McPherson was killed in action near Atlanta, Georgia on July 22, 1864.

From the description of Correspondence, 1862-1863. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 469741373

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