James Richard Slack
Born: September 28, 1818
Birthplace: Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Father: James Torbert Slack 1787 – 1847
(Buried: Yorktown Cemetery, Yorktown, Indiana)
Mother: Sarah S. Simpson 1789 – 1845
(Buried: Yorktown Cemetery, Yorktown, Indiana)
Wife: Anna P. Thompson 1821 – 1897
(Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Indiana)
Children:
Theodore S. Slack 1839 – 1871
(Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Indiana)
James R. Slack 1846 – 1848
(Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Indiana)
James Richard Slack 1848 – 1920
(Buried: San Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, California)
Occupation before War:
School Teacher and Farm Hand in Delaware County, Indiana
Attorney in Huntington, Indiana
Huntington County Indiana County Auditor
Indiana State Senator
1854: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Congress
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1864: Colonel of 47th Indiana Infantry Regiment
1862: Brigade Commander at Battle of New Madrid
1862: Brigade Commander at Battle of Island No. 10
Served in the White River Expedition
1863: Served in the Yazoo Pass Expedition
1863: Brigade Commander during Vicksburg, Mississippi Campaign
1864: Served in a minor role in the Red River Campaign in Louisiana
1864 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1865: Brigade Commander at Battle of Fort Blakely, Alabama
1865 – 1866: Union Army Commander of Brazos Santiago, Texas
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
1866: Confirmed as Brevet Major General on July 23rd
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Huntington, Indiana
Judge of 28th Judicial Circuit of Indiana
1880: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Congress
Died: July 28, 1881
Place of Death: Chicago, Illinois
Cause of Death: Apoplexy
Age at time of Death: 62 years old
Burial Place: Mount Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Indiana
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