James Scott Negley
Born: December 22, 1826
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Father: Jacob Negley 1800 – 1830
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Mary Ann Scott 1805 – 1831
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
1st Wife: Kate Losey 1831 – 1867
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
2nd Wife: Grace Ashton 1849 – 1927
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Children:
James Scott Negley Jr. 1854 – 1889
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
George Negley 1856 – 1870
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Grace Negley Farson 1871 – 1950
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Edith Negley 1872 – 1968
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Mabel Negley 1877 – 1963
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Education:
1846: Graduated from Western University of Pennsylvania
Occupation before War:
Served in the Mexican – American War with the Duquesne Grays
Farmer and Horticulturist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Civil War Career:
1861: Brigadier General of Pennsylvania State Militia
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
Commander of Union Army during Chattanooga, TN Expedition
1862 – 1865: Major General of Union Army Volunteers
1862: Fort Negley in Tennessee was named after him
Served in the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee
1863: Division Commander during the Tullahoma Campaign
1863: Division Commander at the Battle of Chickamuga, Georgia
1863: Acquitted of wrongdoing during Battle of Chickamuga
1864 – 1865: Served in the Union Army in an administrative role
1865: Resigned from the Union Army in January
Occupation after War:
1869 – 1875: U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
1874 – 1878: Member Board of Managers National Home Disabled Veterans
1882 – 1888: Member Board of Managers National Home Disabled Veterans
1885 – 1887: U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
Leader in the Railroading Business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died: August 7, 1901
Place of Death: Plainfield, New Jersey
Age at time of Death: 74 years old
Burial Place: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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