James Kerr Edmondson
Born: February 11, 1832
Birthplace: Buena Vista, Rockbridge County, Virginia
Father: James Edmondson 1785 – 1833
(Buried: Falling Spring Presbyterian Church, Glasgow, Virginia)
Mother: Margaret Glasgow 1793 – 1873
(Buried: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia)
Education:
Attended Washington College
Occupation before War:
Clerk of the Lexington, Virginia City Court
Civil War Career:
1861: Private Company, H 2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment
1861: Lt. In Company, H 2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment
1861: Regimental Adjutant for 27th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Captain in 27th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862: Lt. Colonel of 27th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 27th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1863: Wounded and lost left arm during Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Resigned as Colonel on December 1, 1863
1863 – 1865: Confederate Provost Marshal in Lexington, Virginia
1863 – 1869: County Clerk for Rockbridge County, Virginia
Occupation after War:
1863 – 1869: County Clerk for Rockbridge County, Virginia
Attorney in Lexington, Virginia
Trustee of Washington College
Mayor of Lexington, Virginia
1893 – 1894: Virginia State Representative
Died: March 31, 1898
Place of Death: Lexington, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 66 years old
Burial Place: Stonewall Jackson Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia
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