James Wellborn Starnes
James Wellborn Starnes | |
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| Born | July 19, 1817 Wilkes County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | June 30, 1863 (aged 45) Near Spring Hill, Tennessee, C.S. |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Branch | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1863 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 4th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment |
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James Wellborn[a] Starnes (July 19, 1817 – June 30, 1863) was an American physician and planter who served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, commanding the 4th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.[2]
Biography
Wellborn was commissioned a colonel in the Confederate States Army and commanded a brigade under Bedford Forest.[2] In one genealogical source, he is referred to as a general.[1]
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References
Bibliography
- 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.
Further reading
- Bradley, Michael R. (2013). "Appendix A". The Raiding Winter. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company. p. 157.
- Brown, Myers E. II (2011). Tennessee's Confederates. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 56.
- Guild, George B. (1913). A Brief Narrative of the Fourth Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Wheeler's Corps, Army of Tennessee. Nashville, TN. pp. 19–20, 247–249.
- Tullos, Tom (Spring 1992). "History of Genl. James Wellborn Starnes of Williamson County". Warwick, Richard; Manning, Ed (eds.). Williamson County Historical Society Journal, no. 22. pp. 71–83.
- Warwick, Rich, ed. (2010). "Portraits of Williamson County, continued". Williamson County Historical Society Journal, no. 41. p. 51.