James Sanks Brisbin
Born: May 23, 1837
Birthplace: Boalsburg, Pennsylvania
Father: Ezra Dougherty Brisbin 1796 – 1875
(Buried: Boalsburg Cemetery, Boalsburg, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Margaret "Peggy" Packer 1799 – 1868
(Buried: Boalsburg Cemetery, Boalsburg, Pennsylvania)
1st Wife: Mary Jane Wagner 1845 – 1887
(Buried: Willow Grove Cemetery, Buffalo, Wyoming)
2nd Wife: Amelia Wilson 1860 – 1894
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing, Minnesota)
Children:
Caroline Wade Brisbin Leaverton 1863 – 1947
(Buried: Sheridan Municipal Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyoming)
Winfield Brisbin 1870 – 1949
(Buried: Union Cemetery, Bellefontaine, Pennsylvania)
John Lyon Brisbin 1876 – 1951
(Buried: Daytona Memorial Cemetery, Daytona Beach, Florida)
U.S.N. Lt. Alfred Terry Brisbin 1883 – 1907
(Buried: Union Cemetery, Bellefontaine, Pennsylvania)
Kathryn King Brisbin Power 1884 – 1980
(Buried: Union Cemetery, Bellefontaine, Pennsylvania)
Education:
Graduated from Boalsburg Academy in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania
Occupation before War:
Teacher in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania
Owner and Editor of Centre Democrat Newspaper
Speaker and Abolitionist of the Anti – Slavery Movement
Attorney in Bellefontaine, Pennsylvania
Civil War Career:
1861: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Dragoons
1861: Wounded in the side and arm at the First Battle of Bull Run
1861 – 1864: Captain, United States Army, 6th Cavalry Regiment
1863: Wounded when his horse fell during the fighting at Beverly Ford
1863: Acted as Cavalry Commander in Department of Susquehanna
1863: Wounded in the leg at the fighting at Greenbrier
1864: Brevetted Major for his gallantry at Beverly Ford, Virginia
1864 – 1865: Colonel of 5th United States Army, Colored Cavalry
1864: Acting Head of Cavalry to General Albert Lee at Red River
1864: Wounded in the right foot at the Battle of Mansfield, Louisiana
1864: Brevetted Brigadier General in the Union Army
1864: Brevetted Lt. Colonel in U.S. Army for Gallantry, Battle of Marion
1865: Sent on recruiting duty for United States Army in Kentucky
1865: Staff officer on the Staff of General Stephen Burbridge
1865: Brevetted Colonel in United States Army for his service in War
1865: Brevetted Major General in the Union Army
1865 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
Aided in the establishment of Colored regiments in U.S. Army
1868 – 1892: Officer in the United States Army, Cavalry
1869: Author The Campaign Lives of Ulysses S. Grant & Schuler Colfax
1870: Author of Beldon, The White Chief
1881: Author of The Beef Bonanza, or How to Get Rich on the Plains
1881: Author of Life of President Garfield
1881: Author of From the Tow – Path to the White House
1888: Author of Trees and Tree Planting
Commander of Gibbon's Montana Column at Battle of Little Big Horn
Brisbin offered his companies to Custer, but he declined
Colonel of United States Army, 8th Cavalry Regt.
Died: January 14, 1892
Place of Death: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cause of Death: Erysipelas
Age at time of Death: 54 years old
Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing, Minnesota
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