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

    

James B. Steedman

Union Army general

Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1817

Place of Birth: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 18-Oct-1883

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About James B. Steedman

  • James Blair Steedman (July 29, 1817 – October 18, 1883) was an American printer, contractor and lawyer who rose to the rank of general in the Union Army during the Civil War.
  • A printer by trade, as well as a soldier during the Texas War of Independence, Steedman returned to Ohio and later became a delegate in the state's General assembly as well as President of Public Works, although he lost his campaign to become a U.S.
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  • Steedman raised a ninety-day regiment that participated in the early fighting at Battle of Philippi in western Virginia in June 1861.
  • Posted to the Western theater and promoted to brigadier general under Major General Don Carlos Buell, Steedman was credited with saving a whole division from being routed at the Battle of Perryville (Kentucky).
  • At the desperate Battle of Chickamauga (Tennessee), he lent valuable support to General George Thomas, and won praise for saving the remaining Union forces after their defeat.
  • He reunited with Thomas at Nashville (December 1864), taking heavy losses at first, but played a big part in the dramatic victory that ended the war in the west.

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