Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, the beginning of the Civil War found him employed as a successful merchant in St. Louis, Missouri and a member of the prestigious St. Louis Volunteer Militia. After the "Camp Jackson Massacre" and the invasion of Missouri by the Federal government, Quinlin (who had been Colonel John Bowen's commissary officer at Camp Jackson), joined the 1st Missouri Infantry Regiment that was being formed in Memphis, Tennessee by Colonel Bowen. When the regiment was moved to Camp Beaureguard (Feliciana, Kentucky), and Colonel Bowen was promoted to command the brigade, Quinlin served as acting regimental commander. He had been promoted to Captain and Acting Chief of Staff on June 26, 1861, and on March 26, 1862 was promoted to Major. While serving in this capacity he was wounded in April of 1862 at the Battle of Shiloh. He subsequently fought at the Battles of Corinth, Port Gibson and Vicksburg, Mississippi. He was wounded again at Vicksburg and taken prisoner while fighting on the bluffs with a musket alongside his men. After the fall of Vicksburg and parole camp at Demopolis, Alabama, he was assigned post duty at Okaloona, Mississippi. After the war he went to New Orleans where he died in 1867.
QUINLIN
On Wednesday, September 11, 1867, at twenty minutes past 12 o'clock A. M., of inflammation of the liver, JAMES M. QUINLIN, aged 34 years.
St. Louis and Baltimore papers please copy.
The New Orleans Times
New Orleans, Louisiana
Thursday, September 12, 1867
Vol: VI, Issue: 1394, Page: 4
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, the beginning of the Civil War found him employed as a successful merchant in St. Louis, Missouri and a member of the prestigious St. Louis Volunteer Militia. After the "Camp Jackson Massacre" and the invasion of Missouri by the Federal government, Quinlin (who had been Colonel John Bowen's commissary officer at Camp Jackson), joined the 1st Missouri Infantry Regiment that was being formed in Memphis, Tennessee by Colonel Bowen. When the regiment was moved to Camp Beaureguard (Feliciana, Kentucky), and Colonel Bowen was promoted to command the brigade, Quinlin served as acting regimental commander. He had been promoted to Captain and Acting Chief of Staff on June 26, 1861, and on March 26, 1862 was promoted to Major. While serving in this capacity he was wounded in April of 1862 at the Battle of Shiloh. He subsequently fought at the Battles of Corinth, Port Gibson and Vicksburg, Mississippi. He was wounded again at Vicksburg and taken prisoner while fighting on the bluffs with a musket alongside his men. After the fall of Vicksburg and parole camp at Demopolis, Alabama, he was assigned post duty at Okaloona, Mississippi. After the war he went to New Orleans where he died in 1867.
QUINLIN
On Wednesday, September 11, 1867, at twenty minutes past 12 o'clock A. M., of inflammation of the liver, JAMES M. QUINLIN, aged 34 years.
St. Louis and Baltimore papers please copy.
The New Orleans Times
New Orleans, Louisiana
Thursday, September 12, 1867
Vol: VI, Issue: 1394, Page: 4
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