James Deshler
| James Deshler | |
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James Deshler, Brigadier General in the Confederate Army
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| Born |
February 18, 1833 Tuscumbia, Alabama |
| Died | September 20, 1863 (aged 30) Chickamauga, Georgia |
| Place of burial | Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1854–61 (USA) 1861–63 (CSA) |
| Rank |
 First Lieutenant (USA) Colonel (CSA) Brigadier General (CSA), unconfirmed. |
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James Deshler (February 18, 1833 – September 20, 1863) was a career United States Army officer and a graduate of West Point. He was appointed a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War but died on the field of battle with his promotion remaining unconfirmed.
James Deshler was born in February 18, 1833 in Tuscumbia, Alabama to David Deshler 1798-1872) and Eleanor Taylor (1808-1854). Deshler went to West Point and graduated in 1854. He graduated ranking above James Ewell Brown Stuart, William Dorsey Pender and Stephen Dill Lee. After graduating, James was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army. His first military experience was an asssignemnt to California after graduation. He was then transferred and promoted to first lieutenant United States Army in 1858 and joined a regiment to fight in the Utah War expedition. After the expedition Deshler was assigned to Fort Wise, where he remained until 1861. In 1861 Deshler resigned his post and joined the Confederate States Army.
After his resignation from the army, Deshler enlisted as a captain in the artillery. In September 1861 he was an assistant to Brigadier General Henry R. Jackson during the Battle of Cheat Mountain. Deshler was wounded at the Battle of Allegheny Mountain when he was shot through the thighs. After his recovery from his wounds he was promoted to colonel and assigned to the staff of Maj. Gen. Theophilus H. Holmes. In 1862 he was given his first command, which consisted of four regiments of Texas infantry and cavalry, the Tenth Texas Infantry regiment, Fifteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Texas Dismounted Cavalry regiments. On January 11, 1863, Deshler was captured when the Confederates surrendered at the Battle of Fort Hindman. After being exchanged he was promoted to brigadier general on July 28, 1863.
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