James Alexander Williamson
Born: February 8, 1829
Birthplace: Columbia, Kentucky
Father: William Williamson 1806 – 1831
Mother: Pauline Sanders 1807 – 1887
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Wife: Ann Whitfield Gregory 1834 – 1884
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Children:
Corinne Williamson Tripp 1856 – 1890
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Gertrude Williamson 1858 – 1863
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Adley Williamson 1861 – 1885
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Hallam Gregory Williamson 1864 – 1892
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Madge Williamson Stearns 1871 – 1917
(Buried: Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
Occupation before War:Farmer and Attorney in Iowa
Chairman of Iowa State Democratic Party Committee
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: 1st Lt. in 4th Iowa Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded at the Battle of Pea Ridge
1862: Lt. Colonel of 4th Iowa Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 4th Iowa Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862: Garrison Duty in Helena, Arkansas
1862: Wounded at the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou struck by 3 balls
1863: Served in the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
1863: Participated in the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
1864: Appointed Chairman of Iowa Delegation to Rep. Convention
1864: Wounded in the hand at the Battle of Jonesborough, Georgia
1864: Brevetted to the rank of Brigadier General in Union Army
1865: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers Infantry
1865: Brevetted Major General of Union Army Volunteers
1865: Commander of Union Army District of St. Louis, Missouri
1865: Served on inspection tour of Army Posts in the West
1865: Mustered out of Union Army service in October
Occupation after War:Attorney in Iowa
1876 – 1881: United States Commissioner of General Land Office
1876 – 1881: Chairman of Public Land Commission
President of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company
1895: Recipient of Medal of Honor for his role at Chickasaw Bayou
Died: September 7, 1902
Place of Death: Jamestown, Rhode Island
Cause of Death: Cancer of the liver
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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