★★★ McMurry, James Addison

James Addison McMurry
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Born: 1825

Birthplace: Sumner County, Tennessee

Father: Samuel McMurry

Education:

1843: Graduated from University of Nashville​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Gallatin, & Nashville, Tennessee​

Civil War Career:

1861: 1st​ Lt. Of Company B, 20th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 34th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment​

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1862 – 1863: Colonel of 34th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment​

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1863: Mortally wounded during the Battle of Chickamauga​

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1863: Said to have been promoted to Brigadier General before death​

Died: October 2, 1863

Place of Death: Confederate Hospital, Marietta, Georgia

Age at time of Death: 37 or 38 years old

Burial Place: Marietta Confederate Cemetery, Marietta, Georgia

 

[Luke Freet]

34th Tennessee, aka, 4th Tennessee P.A. (Provisional Army).
I prefer refering to them as the 34th though, as it gets confusing when the 4th Tennessee is in the same division