McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864

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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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referencedIn Autograph File, M Houghton Library
referencedIn Walker, Henry Harrison, ca. 1833-1912. Letters, 1858-1860. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Allen, Theodore F., 1842-1919. Civil War Diaries 1864-1865. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891. William T. Sherman letter, 1864 Feb. 28. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Cox, John Cooke, 1817-1872. Letter, October 5, 1863. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Civil War Letters, 1852-1913 University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections
referencedIn Sill, Joshua Woodrow, d.1862. Letter: to J. B. McPherson /by Joshua Woodrow Sill, 1859 Feb 4. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915. Houghton Library
referencedIn Forbes, William S. Letter : 13th Army Corps Hospital, near Vicksburg, Miss., to Ulysses S. Grant, 1863 Jul 14. Yale University, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library
creatorOf McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864. Draft of orders, April 25, 1863. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Smith, Gustavus Woodson, 1822-1896. Letter, 1853 April 22, West Point, N.Y., to Barton S. Alexander. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
referencedIn Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872. Letters, 1862-1863. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915. Houghton Library
creatorOf Boggs, William Robertson, 1829-1911. Letter, 1863 November 29. University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library
referencedIn Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. Letters, 1862-1864. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Willard, L. S. (Lot Sabine), fl. 1862-1865. L.S. Willard letters, 1862-1864. Newberry Library
referencedIn Strong, William E. (William Emerson), 1840-1891. Papers, 1863-1878. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn P. J. Smalley papers, 1863-1944 (bulk 1887-1912). Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891. Letters, 1864-1886. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Yandell family. Yandell family added papers, 1837-1919. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Thruston, Gates Phillips, 1835-1912. Gates Philips Thruston : papers, 1864-1867. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Sill, Joshua Woodrow, 1831-1862. Letter to James B. McPherson : Benicia, Calif. : ALS, 1858 June 1. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Evans, Jonathan H. Collected papers, 1789-1908. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Daniel Carroll Papers, 1662-1920, (bulk 1791-1868) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. Civil War letters and telegrams, 1862-1863. Rutgers University
referencedIn Smalley, P. J. (Palemon Jared), 1842-1912. P.J. Smalley papers, 1863-1944 (bulk 1887-1912). Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn Clinton H. Haskell Civil War collection 1841-1895 Haskell, Clinton H., Civil War collection William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Tuttle, Miletus. Miletus Tuttle letters, 1864. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Humphreys, Andrew Atkinson, 1810-1883. Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to William W. Belknap, [18]71 Aug. 4. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915. Houghton Library
referencedIn St. John, Theodore Edgar, 1831-1887. Theodore Edgar St. John papers, 1862-1892. Library of Congress
creatorOf Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Massachusetts,. Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Civil War Commandery of the State of Massachusetts collection: 1724-1933 (inclusive), 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Cullum, George W. (George Washington), 1809-1892. Letters: Cairo, Ill., to [Henry W.] Halleck, 1862 Feb. 7 and 9. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Grand Army of the Republic, Department of New York, Gen. James B. McPherson Post 614 personal war sketches, 1897 Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
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 Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886. Houghton Library
creatorOf Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891. ALS : Memphis, to James B. McPherson, 1863 Oct. 6. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn WAII-TV Collection. 1964 - 1964. Motion Picture Film. 1964 - 1964. DEATH KNELL! ATLANTA 1864 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915. Houghton Library
referencedIn Jensen, Ellis E. Collected Civil War documents, 1759-1899. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864. Papers, 1863. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864. Papers. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
referencedIn Vicksburg depot quartermaster's office letter, 1863 Aug. 26. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf Clinton H. Haskell Civil War collection 1841-1895 Haskell, Clinton H., Civil War collection William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Ross, Leonard F. (Leonard Fulton), 1823-1901. Letters, September 16-17, 1862. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
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
creatorOf McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864. Correspondence, 1862-1863. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Elliot, George H. Letters : to General James B. McPherson / by George H. Elliot, 1861. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. Letter: Head of Millikins Bend, La., to J[ohn] A. McClernand, 1863 March 18. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn William Kossak journals 1863-1865 Kossak, William William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Forbes, William S. Letter : 13th Army Corps Hospital, near Vicksburg, Miss., to Ulysses S. Grant, 1863 Jul 14. Yale University, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library
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Death 1864-07-22

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