General J.S. Negley Monument Photo, Civil War General
General James S. Negley Allegheny Cemetery Lawrenceville PA
James S. Negley
NEGLEY, James S., Soldier, born in East Liberty, Alleghany
County, Pennsylvania, 26 December, 1826. He was educated at
Western-university (now University Of Pittsburgh), enlisted as a private in the 1st
Pennsylvania regiment in 1846, and served in most of the
important engagements during the Mexican war, at the
conclusion of which becoming a farmer and horticulturist. He
raised a brigade of three months' volunteers at the beginning of
the Civil War, was commissioned Brigadier-General of volunteers
in April, 1861, served in Alabama and Tennessee with the Army
of the Ohio, and at the battle of Lavergne, 7 October, 1862,
was in command, defeating the Confederates under General
Richard H. Anderson and General Nathan B. Forrest. He was
promoted Major-General for gallantry at Stone River, 29
November, 1862, was engaged in the Georgia campaign, and at
the battle of Chickamauga, 19-20 September, 1863, held
Owen's Gap. He settled in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, after the
war and represented that city in congress in 1869-'75 and in
1885-'7, being elected as a Republican. He then removed to
New York city.
Edited Appletons Encyclopedia, Copyright � 2001 VirtualologyTM
Photo February 3, 2001 ~ JTMcA Campaigns Listed At Monument Bottom:
VERA CRUZ, LAS VEGAS, CERRO GORDO, LA HOYA, LA PEROTE, HUMANTLE, PUEBLO, LOOKOUT MT., NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA, STONE RIVER