James Scott Negley - Pittsburgh PA
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 28.224 W 079° 57.030
17T E 588968 N 4480498
Civil War Union Major General, US Congressman. He commanded the Union forces at the Battle of Chattanooga and was promoted Major General in command the 2nd Division, Center Corps in November 1862. He was a Republican in the Forty-first Congress.
Waymark Code: WM12WR2
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2020
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He is buried in Allegheny Cemetery in Section 19, Lot 24.
Description:
From Find A Grave: Civil War Union Major General, US Congressman. At the start of the Civil War, he organized a brigade of Union Infantry and Artillery for the West and was commissioned Brigadier General in April 1861. He commanded the Union forces at the Battle of Chattanooga and was promoted Major General in command the 2nd Division, Center Corps in November 1862. After the defeat at Chickamauga, he was relieved of command and served on several administrative boards until he resigned in January 1865. After the war, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first, Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses, serving 1869 to 1875.
Date of birth: 12/22/1826
Date of death: 08/07/1901
Area of notoriety: Military
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
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Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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