Civil War Veteran, Confederate
Capt. James Alexander Dunlap was a Captain in the Virginia 26th Artillery. He was captured at Cold Harbor on 03 June 1864. He was one of the immortal 600!!
The GAR marker is in error.
Information provided by:
Neal Hanley
BG William Steele Camp 1857, SCB
Leavenworth, Kansas
Information from:
https://www.nps.gov/fopu/learn/historyculture/the-immortal-six-hundred.htm
https://historynet.com/immortal-600-prisoners-under-fire-at-charleston-harbor-during-the-american-civil-war.htm/3
Confederate States of America "Immortal Six Hundred" at Fort Pulaski, Savennah, Georgia.
The Immortal Six Hundred were 600 Confederate Officers who were held prisoners by the Union Army in 1864-65. They were intentionally starved and 46 died as a result. They are known as the "Immortal Six Hundred" because they refused to take an oath of allegiance to the U.S. under duress.
Information from Mrs. Dunlap obituary:
James Dunlap was married to Mary Agnes Shanklin March 10, 1857 at Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. They moved to Greenville, West Virginia to Hamlin, West Virginia, March 18, 1880, and from there to Axtell, Kansas March 10, 1882 and lived on a farm near this city until the time of this death. He and his wife had 4 daughters and 2 sons.
Note: Mrs. Dunlap obituary states at the beginning they had 8 children. From this union was born eight children: Richard, Clara, Mary, James, Harriet, Catherine, and Martha, the latter dying in infancy. Obituary short one name.
History of Marshall County, Kansas, Page 500, Marshall County Historical Society.
James and Mary A. Dunlap, who were natives of Virginia, When the7 received their education in the public schools and they grew up and were later married. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap continued to reside in Virginia until March 18, 1880, when they came to Kansas. Mr. Dunlap had spent his life in agricultural pursuits, and when he arrived in Kansas he established his home on a farm near Axtell, Murray township, Marshall county. He was a man of sterling worth and possessed of much ability and he became one of the successful farmers and stockmen of the county, where he and his wife were prominent in the social and the moral life of the community, and were held in the highest esteem by all. He made the county his home until the time of his death, and is buried in the cemetery of Axtell.
Capt. James Alexander Dunlap was a Captain in the Virginia 26th Artillery. He was captured at Cold Harbor on 03 June 1864. He was one of the immortal 600!!
The GAR marker is in error.
Information provided by:
Neal Hanley
BG William Steele Camp 1857, SCB
Leavenworth, Kansas
Information from:
https://www.nps.gov/fopu/learn/historyculture/the-immortal-six-hundred.htm
https://historynet.com/immortal-600-prisoners-under-fire-at-charleston-harbor-during-the-american-civil-war.htm/3
Confederate States of America "Immortal Six Hundred" at Fort Pulaski, Savennah, Georgia.
The Immortal Six Hundred were 600 Confederate Officers who were held prisoners by the Union Army in 1864-65. They were intentionally starved and 46 died as a result. They are known as the "Immortal Six Hundred" because they refused to take an oath of allegiance to the U.S. under duress.
Information from Mrs. Dunlap obituary:
James Dunlap was married to Mary Agnes Shanklin March 10, 1857 at Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. They moved to Greenville, West Virginia to Hamlin, West Virginia, March 18, 1880, and from there to Axtell, Kansas March 10, 1882 and lived on a farm near this city until the time of this death. He and his wife had 4 daughters and 2 sons.
Note: Mrs. Dunlap obituary states at the beginning they had 8 children. From this union was born eight children: Richard, Clara, Mary, James, Harriet, Catherine, and Martha, the latter dying in infancy. Obituary short one name.
History of Marshall County, Kansas, Page 500, Marshall County Historical Society.
James and Mary A. Dunlap, who were natives of Virginia, When the7 received their education in the public schools and they grew up and were later married. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap continued to reside in Virginia until March 18, 1880, when they came to Kansas. Mr. Dunlap had spent his life in agricultural pursuits, and when he arrived in Kansas he established his home on a farm near Axtell, Murray township, Marshall county. He was a man of sterling worth and possessed of much ability and he became one of the successful farmers and stockmen of the county, where he and his wife were prominent in the social and the moral life of the community, and were held in the highest esteem by all. He made the county his home until the time of his death, and is buried in the cemetery of Axtell.
Civil War Veteran, Confederate
Capt. James Alexander Dunlap was a Captain in the Virginia 26th Artillery. He was captured at Cold Harbor on 03 June 1864. He was one of the immortal 600!!
The GAR marker is in error.
Information provided by:
Neal Hanley
BG William Steele Camp 1857, SCB
Leavenworth, Kansas
Information from:
https://www.nps.gov/fopu/learn/historyculture/the-immortal-six-hundred.htm
https://historynet.com/immortal-600-prisoners-under-fire-at-charleston-harbor-during-the-american-civil-war.htm/3
Confederate States of America "Immortal Six Hundred" at Fort Pulaski, Savennah, Georgia.
The Immortal Six Hundred were 600 Confederate Officers who were held prisoners by the Union Army in 1864-65. They were intentionally starved and 46 died as a result. They are known as the "Immortal Six Hundred" because they refused to take an oath of allegiance to the U.S. under duress.
Information from Mrs. Dunlap obituary:
James Dunlap was married to Mary Agnes Shanklin March 10, 1857 at Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. They moved to Greenville, West Virginia to Hamlin, West Virginia, March 18, 1880, and from there to Axtell, Kansas March 10, 1882 and lived on a farm near this city until the time of this death. He and his wife had 4 daughters and 2 sons.
Note: Mrs. Dunlap obituary states at the beginning they had 8 children. From this union was born eight children: Richard, Clara, Mary, James, Harriet, Catherine, and Martha, the latter dying in infancy. Obituary short one name.
History of Marshall County, Kansas, Page 500, Marshall County Historical Society.
James and Mary A. Dunlap, who were natives of Virginia, When the7 received their education in the public schools and they grew up and were later married. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap continued to reside in Virginia until March 18, 1880, when they came to Kansas. Mr. Dunlap had spent his life in agricultural pursuits, and when he arrived in Kansas he established his home on a farm near Axtell, Murray township, Marshall county. He was a man of sterling worth and possessed of much ability and he became one of the successful farmers and stockmen of the county, where he and his wife were prominent in the social and the moral life of the community, and were held in the highest esteem by all. He made the county his home until the time of his death, and is buried in the cemetery of Axtell.
Capt. James Alexander Dunlap was a Captain in the Virginia 26th Artillery. He was captured at Cold Harbor on 03 June 1864. He was one of the immortal 600!!
The GAR marker is in error.
Information provided by:
Neal Hanley
BG William Steele Camp 1857, SCB
Leavenworth, Kansas
Information from:
https://www.nps.gov/fopu/learn/historyculture/the-immortal-six-hundred.htm
https://historynet.com/immortal-600-prisoners-under-fire-at-charleston-harbor-during-the-american-civil-war.htm/3
Confederate States of America "Immortal Six Hundred" at Fort Pulaski, Savennah, Georgia.
The Immortal Six Hundred were 600 Confederate Officers who were held prisoners by the Union Army in 1864-65. They were intentionally starved and 46 died as a result. They are known as the "Immortal Six Hundred" because they refused to take an oath of allegiance to the U.S. under duress.
Information from Mrs. Dunlap obituary:
James Dunlap was married to Mary Agnes Shanklin March 10, 1857 at Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. They moved to Greenville, West Virginia to Hamlin, West Virginia, March 18, 1880, and from there to Axtell, Kansas March 10, 1882 and lived on a farm near this city until the time of this death. He and his wife had 4 daughters and 2 sons.
Note: Mrs. Dunlap obituary states at the beginning they had 8 children. From this union was born eight children: Richard, Clara, Mary, James, Harriet, Catherine, and Martha, the latter dying in infancy. Obituary short one name.
History of Marshall County, Kansas, Page 500, Marshall County Historical Society.
James and Mary A. Dunlap, who were natives of Virginia, When the7 received their education in the public schools and they grew up and were later married. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap continued to reside in Virginia until March 18, 1880, when they came to Kansas. Mr. Dunlap had spent his life in agricultural pursuits, and when he arrived in Kansas he established his home on a farm near Axtell, Murray township, Marshall county. He was a man of sterling worth and possessed of much ability and he became one of the successful farmers and stockmen of the county, where he and his wife were prominent in the social and the moral life of the community, and were held in the highest esteem by all. He made the county his home until the time of his death, and is buried in the cemetery of Axtell.
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JAMES DUNLAP
JULY 31, 1835
OCT. 22, 1894
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