★ Williamson, James A.

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.)​

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Gertrude Williamson 1858 – 1863​

(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

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Adley Williamson 1861 – 1885​

(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

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Hallam Gregory Williamson 1864 – 1892​

(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

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Madge Williamson Stearns 1871 – 1917​

(Buried: Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)​

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Occupation before War:

Farmer and Attorney in Iowa​

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Chairman of Iowa State Democratic Party Committee​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: 1st​ Lt. in 4th​ Iowa Volunteers Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Wounded at the Battle of Pea Ridge​

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1862: Lt. Colonel of 4th​ Iowa Volunteers Infantry Regiment​

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1862 – 1865: Colonel of 4th​ Iowa Volunteers Infantry Regiment

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1862: Garrison Duty in Helena, Arkansas​

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1862: Wounded at the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou struck by 3 balls​

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1863: Served in the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi​

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1863: Participated in the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee​

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1864: Appointed Chairman of Iowa Delegation to Rep. Convention​

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1864: Wounded in the hand at the Battle of Jonesborough, Georgia​

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1864: Brevetted to the rank of Brigadier General in Union Army​

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1865: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers Infantry​

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1865: Brevetted Major General of Union Army Volunteers

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1865: Commander of Union Army District of St. Louis, Missouri​

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1865: Served on inspection tour of Army Posts in the West​

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1865: Mustered out of Union Army service in October​

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Occupation after War:

Attorney in Iowa​

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1876 – 1881: United States Commissioner of General Land Office​

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1876 – 1881: Chairman of Public Land Commission​

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President of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company​

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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.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General James A. Williamson! Salutes remembering General Williamson on his birthday.

 

[ErnieMac]

Williamson's Medal of Honor citation reads "Led his regiment against a superior force, strongly entrenched, and held his ground when all support had been withdrawn."

 

[Pollaco]

He was regimental adjutant (4th Iowa) at Pea Ridge.It was a month later that he was promoted to Lt. Col.on April 4, 1862