★★★ Edmondson, James Howard

James Howard Edmondson

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Born: July 15, 1831

Birthplace: Limestone County, Alabama

Father: Andrew Jackson Edmondson 1793 – 1872
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

Mother: Mary Ann Howard 1800 – 1861
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​
Wife: Mary E. Titus 1834 – 1855
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​
Children:

Frazor Titus Edmondson 1855 – 1910​
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

Occupation before War:

Merchant in Memphis, Tennessee dealing with hides and leather​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1863: Captain of Company B, 154th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment​
1863: Colonel of 11th​ Tennessee Cavalry Regiment​
1863 – 1865: Owner of Charlotte Clark Steamer, a blockade Runner​

Occupation after War:

Lived in Nassau, The Bahamas after the War​
Returned to live in Memphis, Tennessee​
Secretary of Carolina Life Insurance Company​
Cotton Factor in Memphis, Tennessee​

Member of Confederate Historical Association
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Died: October 20, 1884

Place of Death: Memphis, Tennessee

Cause of Death: Diphtheria

Age at time of Death: 53 years old

Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee
(Buried: October 21, 1884)​
 
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So far the only commander of the original 11th Tennessee I've come across was Col. Isham Young. However in January 1865 it consolidated with the 10th Tennessee Cavalry and was under the command of Col. Edmondson.
 
Edmondson was definitely in command of the 11th TN Cavalry in the spring of 1863, including participation in the pursuit of Streight. I have some of his papers and orders from that time.

@Polloco, what is your source for Edmondson’s 1865 command of the combined 10th and 11th TN Cav? That is new information to me.
 
I stand corrected , when the two units consolidated it came under the command of a Colonel Holman. I also read somewhere that it ceased to exist when it consolidated later on March 24th 1865 with the 9th Tennessee Cavalry.
 
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