James Jay Archer
Born: December 19, 1817
Birthplace: Stafford, Havre de Grace, Maryland
Father: Dr. John Archer 1777 – 1850
(Buried: Stump Cemetery, Harford County, Maryland)
Mother: Ann Stump 1786 – 1867
(Buried: Stump Cemetery, Harford County, Maryland)
Education:
1835: Graduated from Princeton University
Attended Bacon College in Georgetown, Kentucky
Occupation before war:
1846 – 1848: Served in the United States Army
1848 – 1855: Attorney in Maryland
1855 – 1861: Served in 9th United States Infantry, rising to Captain
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 5th Texas Infantry
1862: Participated in the Peninsula Campaign
1862 – 1864: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army Infantry
1862: Participated in the Seven Days Campaign
1862: Participated in the Second Battle of Bull Run
1862: Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg
1863: Participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville
1863: Captured during the Battle of Gettysburg
1864: Imprisoned at Fort Delaware
1864: Participated briefly in the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia
1864: Participated in the battle of Peebles Farm
Died: October 24, 1864
Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia
Cause of Death: Wounds and imprisonment sickness
Age at time of Death: 46 years old
Burial Place: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
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