★ Slack, James R.

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)​

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James R. Slack 1846 – 1848​

(Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Indiana)​

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James Richard Slack 1848 – 1920​

(Buried: San Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, California)​

Occupation before War:

School Teacher and Farm Hand in Delaware County, Indiana​

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Attorney in Huntington, Indiana​

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Huntington County Indiana County Auditor​

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Indiana State Senator​

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1854: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Congress​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1864: Colonel of 47th​ Indiana Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Brigade Commander at Battle of New Madrid​

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1862: Brigade Commander at Battle of Island No. 10​

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Served in the White River Expedition​

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1863: Served in the Yazoo Pass Expedition​

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1863: Brigade Commander during Vicksburg, Mississippi Campaign​

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1864: Served in a minor role in the Red River Campaign in Louisiana​

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1864 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers​

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1865: Brigade Commander at Battle of Fort Blakely, Alabama​

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1865 – 1866: Union Army Commander of Brazos Santiago, Texas​

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1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th​​

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1866: Confirmed as Brevet Major General on July 23rd​​

Occupation after War:

Attorney in Huntington, Indiana​

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Judge of 28th​ Judicial Circuit of Indiana​

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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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His entire Civil War career was in the western theater.

 

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Before serving in the operations against Vicksburg he did garrison duty in Arkansas.

 

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And just after the fall of Vicksburg Slack was on to the expedition to Jackson.

 

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Happy Birthday (September 28th) to Brig. General James R. Slack! Salutes remembering General Slack on his birthday.

 

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His Lt. Colonel, Milton Robinson, of the 47th Indiana Infantry went on to command the 75th Indiana Infantry as it's Colonel.He then had a career as a brigade leader and congressman.