James Chestnut Jr.
Born: January 18, 1815
Birthplace: Camden, South Carolina
Father: James Chestnut Sr. 1773 – 1866
(Buried: Knights Hill Cemetery, Camden, South Carolina)
Mother: Mary Bowes Cox 1777 – 1864
(Buried: Knights Hill Cemetery, Camden, South Carolina)
Wife: Mary Boykin Miller 1823 – 1886
(Buried: Knights Hill Cemetery, Camden, South Carolina)
Married: April 23, 1840
Children: None
Education:
1835: Graduated from the College of New Jersey law school
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Camden, South Carolina
1840 – 1852: South Carolina State Representative
1850: Delegate to the Southern Convention
1852 – 1858: South Carolina State Senator
1856 – 1858: President of South Carolina State Senate
1858 – 1860: United States Senator from South Carolina
1860: On November 10th, after Lincoln wins the Presidential Election, James becomes the first Southern senator to withdraw from the Senate. He will be expelled in absentia from the U.S. Senate in the next year.
1860: December, attends the South Carolina State Secession Convention as a delegate
Civil War Career:
1861: Elected to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States.
Member of the committee which drafted the Confederate States Constitution.
1861 – 1862: Confederate States Representative from South Carolina
1861: Aide to General P. G. T. Beauregard during Fort Sumter Siege
1861: Aide to General P. G. T. Beauregard during Battle of 1st Bull Run
1862: Member of South Carolina's Executive Council
1862 – 1864: Chief of Department of Military of South Carolina Colonel
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General & Aide to President Jefferson Davis
1864 – 1865: Commander of South Carolina Reserve Troops
1864: Brigade Commander Battle of Tulifinny, South Carolina
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1885: Attorney in Camden, South Carolina
Helped from the Conservative Party of South Carolina
Died: February 1, 1885
Place of Death: At his home in Camden, South Carolina
Cause of Death: Not Known
Age at time of Death: 70 years old
Burial Place: Knights Hill Cemetery, Camden, South Carolina
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