James Deshler
Born: February 18, 1833
Birthplace: Tuscumbia, Alabama
Father: Major David Deshler 1798 – 1871
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Alabama)
Mother: Eleanor Taylor 1808 – 1854
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Alabama)
Wife: None
Education:
1854: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (7th in class)
Occupation before War:
1854 – 1855: 2nd Lt. 3rd United States Army Artillery
1854: Frontier Duty at Benicia, California
1855 – 1858: 2nd Lt. 10th United States Army Infantry
1854 – 1855: Frontier Duty at Nome Lakeee Reserve, California
1855: Garrison Duty at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
1855: Served in the Sioux Expedition
1855 – 1856: Frontier Duty at Fort Larramie, Dakota Territory
1856: Frontier Duty at Platte Bridge, Nebraska
1856 – 1857: Frontier Duty at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
1857 – 1860: Served in the Utah Expedition
1858 – 1861: 1st Lt. 10th United States Army Infantry
1860: Frontier Duty at Fort Garland, Colorado
1860 – 1861: Served on Detached Service from Army
1861: Frontier Duty at Fort Wise, Colorado Territory
1861: Dropped from the U.S. Army on July 15, 1861
Civil War Career:
1861: Enlisted as Captain in the Confederate Army Artillery
1861: Assistant to Brig. General Henry R. Jackson at Cheat Mountain
1861: Wounded in thighs during the Battle of Allegheny Mountain
1862 – 1863: Colonel and Staff officer to General Theophilus Holmes
1863: Captured during the Battle of Fort Hindman
1863: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1863: Killed during the Battle of Chickamuga
Died: September 20, 1863
Place of Death: Chickamuga, Georgia
Cause of Death: Killed instantly due a shell thru his chest
Age at time of Death: 30 years old
Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Alabama
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