James Clark Strong

James Clark Strong (May 26, 1826–1915) was a breveted American Civil War general and prominent New York attorney in the post-war period. An advocate for Native Americans, he litigated That Portion of the Cayuga Indians Residing in Canada v. State (N.Y. 1885) and Seneca Nation of Indians v. Christy (U.S. 1896) on behalf of the Cayuga and Seneca, respectively, two of the earliest litigations of aboriginal title in New York.

Strong was born on May 26, 1826 in Phelps, New York. Strong resided in the Washington Territory from 1847 to 1856. Strong married Emily K. Strong, and they had three children: Jean D. Strong, Edward Clark Strong, and Stuart Efner Strong.

Strong fought on the Union side during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Strong was badly wounded, developing a permanent limp. After the war, Strong was breveted to the rank of brigadier general.

As the commanding officer of the 38th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Strong ordered the mustering of the unit out of service on June 22, 1863 in East New York, Brooklyn.

A lifelong Democrat before the war, Strong became a prominent member of the Republican Party after the war. Strong was a supporter of Ulysses Grant, and thus an opponent of Horace Greeley. In a well-published letter, Strong urged his fellow veterans to support Grant's re-election in the United States presidential election, 1872.

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