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James Dunlap

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James Dunlap

Birth
Fleming County, Kentucky, USA
Death
8 Jul 1879 (aged 76)
Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, USA
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Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Section B, Lot 197
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Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A successful and wealthy railroad executive, when the Civil War began he offered hi services, and was commissioned as a Captain, United States Volunteers on August 8, 1861, and assigned to the staff his son-in-law, Major General John A. McClernand. He was eventually promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, and served as Chief Quartermaster of the XIII Army Corps. He resigned on June 11, 1864, and was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "Meritorious services in the Field".
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A successful and wealthy railroad executive, when the Civil War began he offered hi services, and was commissioned as a Captain, United States Volunteers on August 8, 1861, and assigned to the staff his son-in-law, Major General John A. McClernand. He was eventually promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, and served as Chief Quartermaster of the XIII Army Corps. He resigned on June 11, 1864, and was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "Meritorious services in the Field".

Bio by: Art Loux

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  • Originally Created by: Art Loux
  • Added: Nov 24, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62090425/james-dunlap: accessed ), memorial page for James Dunlap (30 Oct 1802–8 Jul 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62090425, citing Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.