Conner, James, 1829-1883.

A native of Charleston, S.C., James Conner was an attorney and a Confederate general. He served as U.S. District Attorney and S.C. Attorney General (1876), and became a member of the Confederate military court of the 2nd Corps in 1863. He was the son of Henry Workman Conner (1797-1861) and Julia Ann M. Courtney (1804-1881). He married Sallie Enders of Richmond, Va.

From the description of James Conner papers, 1843-1899. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794017

James Conner (1829-1883) was a Confederate brigadier general. Conner was a native of South Carolina and practiced law prior to the Civil War.

From the guide to the James Conner Letters, ., 1864, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

William R. Taber, Jr., editor of the Mercury (a newspaper), was killed on 29 Sept. 1856 by Edward Magrath in a duel over some articles published in the Mercury which were critical of his brother, Judge A.G. Magrath.

From the description of Papers relating to the Taber-Magrath duel, 1856. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70974275