CS Breathed, James

James “Jim” Breathed

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Born: February 13, 1838

Birthplace: Bath County, Virginia

Father: Judge John William Breathed Sr. 1814 – 1891
(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia)​

Mother: Ann McGill Williams 1819 – 1862
(Buried: Saint Marks Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lappans, Maryland)​

Education:

Graduated from University of Maryland Medical School​

Occupation before War:

Medical Doctor in Saint Joseph, Missouri​

Civil War Career:

1861: Private Company B 1st​ Virginia Cavalry Regiment​
1861 – 1862: Private in Stuart's Horse Artillery
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1862: 1st​ Lt. Stuart's Horse Artillery​
1862 – 1864: Captain of Stuart's Horse Artillery​
1864: Major of Confederate Army Artillery for the Cavalry​
1864: Wounded during the Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia​
1864: Wounded during the Fighting in Virginia​
1865: Paroled by the Union Army at Winchester, Virginia on April 24th​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1870: Medical Doctor in Hancock, Maryland​

Died: February 14, 1870

Place of Death: Hancock, Washington County, Maryland

Age at time of Death: 32 years old

Burial Place: Saint Thomas Episcopal Church, Hancock, Maryland
 
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In 1856, James Breathed completed his freshman and sophomore classes in one year at the College of Saint James in Maryland - his father had been an official at the school and their residence (a plantation) was nearby. He received his M.D. degree from the University of Maryland's School of Medicine in 1858 or 1859.
 
His tombstone has a quote supposedly attributed to Robert E. Lee stating "The hardest artillery fighter the war produced."
That would be quite a compliment coming from him!

John
“Fighting with Jeb Stuart: Major James Breathed and the Confederate Horse Artillery by David P Bridges is another book by his relative.
Since nobody has mentioned it, I'll point out that it was Breathed who replaced the legendary John Pelham at the head of the battalion of the Stuart Horse Artillery following the latter's untimely death at Kelly's Ford in Spring, 1863.
 
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