Chalmers, James R. (James Ronald), 1831-1898

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Epithet: Secretary to the Glasgow Liberal Council

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James Ronald Chalmers was a Confederate General and a United States congressman.

From the description of James Ronald Chalmers letter, 1861 [i.e. 1862] Jan. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122403869

Entered the Confederate Army as a captain in 1861; elected colonel of the Ninth Mississippi Regiment in 1861; promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 1862; transferred to the cavalry service in 1863; in command of the first division of Forrest's Cavalry Corps; surrendered in May 1865; U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1877-1882 and 1884-1885); practiced law in Mississippi and Tennessee.

From the description of Civil War letter of James R. Chalmers, 1866 Aug. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71129320

Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District; involved in contested election in 1888; author of The Probate Law and Practice in the Courts of Mississippi and Tennessee (1890).

From the description of A song ... on the occasion of the Junior class rebellion of 1850 in the South Carolina College, [ca. 1850]. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 56725344
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creatorOf Chalmers, James R. (James Ronald), 1831-1898. A song ... on the occasion of the Junior class rebellion of 1850 in the South Carolina College, [ca. 1850]. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn John Van Loan autograph album, 1879-1902. Houghton Library
creatorOf Chalmers, James R. (James Ronald), 1831-1898. Civil War letter of James R. Chalmers, 1866 Aug. 27. Navarro College
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Coast Guard. National Archives at College Park
referencedIn United States Sanitary Commission records. Army and Navy Claim Agency archives, 1861-1870 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Brown-Ewell family papers, 1781-1984. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Lamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893. Letters to L.Q.C. Lamar, 1877-1884. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Vol. XLI (ff. 309). 1887-1890.includes:f. 2 Countess Walburga Ehrengarde Helena de Paget,; née Hohenthal; wife of Sir A B Paget: Memorandum, rel. to socialists in South Austria, by: 1887.f. 2 Franz Josef I; Emperor of Austria: Memorandum by Lady ..., 1887-1890 British Library
referencedIn Confederate officers photograph album, n.d. Alabama Department of Archives and History
creatorOf Chalmers, James R. (James Ronald), 1831-1898. James Ronald Chalmers letter, 1861 [i.e. 1862] Jan. 3. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Allen, Theodore F., 1842-1919. Civil War Diaries 1864-1865. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives
creatorOf War Department Collection of Confederate Records. 1825 - 1927. General James R. Chalmers' Papers National Archives at Washington, D.C
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associatedWith Allen, Theodore F., 1842-1919. person
correspondedWith Baird, Spencer F. person
associatedWith Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876. person
correspondedWith Brand, W. H. person
associatedWith Brumby, R. T. (Richard Trapier), 1804-1875. person
associatedWith Catlin, George person
associatedWith Confederate States of America. Army corporateBody
associatedWith Lamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893. person
associatedWith Mcarthur, Valentine B. person
associatedWith Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, collector. corporateBody
correspondedWith Sherman, John person
associatedWith Thornwell, James Henley, 1812-1862. person
associatedWith United States Sanitary Commission corporateBody
associatedWith University of South Carolina corporateBody
associatedWith Van Loan, John, collector. person
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Death 1898-04-09

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