James B. McPherson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James B. McPherson

career officer of the United States Army

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1828

Place of Birth: Clyde, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1864

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

James Birdseye McPherson (November 14, 1828 – July 22, 1864) was a career United States Army officer who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
McPherson was on the General's staff of Henry Halleck and later, of Ulysses S.
Grant and was with Grant at the Battle of Shiloh.
He was killed at the Battle of Atlanta, facing the army of his old West Point classmate John Bell Hood, who paid a warm tribute to his character.
He was the second-highest-ranking Union officer killed in action during the war.



Description	American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	18 May 1822	15 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Warren County	Manhattan
Work period	from 1844 until circa 1887 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q187850 VIAF: 22965552 ISNI: 0000 0001 2209 4376 ULAN: 500126201 LCCN: n81140569 NAID: 10570155 WorldCat