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James Fleming Fagan

Major General
James Fleming Fagan
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Maj. Gen. James Fagan
Born (1828-03-01)March 1, 1828
Louisville, Kentucky
Died September 1, 1893(1893-09-01) (aged 65)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Buried at Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas
Allegiance United States
Confederate States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Confederate States Army
Years of service 1846–1847
1861–1865
Rank Union army 2nd lt rank insignia.jpg Second Lieutenant (USA)
Confederate States of America General.png Major General (CSA)
Commands held 1st Arkansas Infantry
Battles/wars
Other work United States Marshal

James Fleming Fagan (March 1, 1828 – September 1, 1893) was a planter, public official, and a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. His Arkansas brigade distinguished itself in the Red River campaign of 1864, helping to drive the Union army from southern Arkansas.

James F. Fagan was born in Louisville, Kentucky. When he was ten years old, his family moved to Little Rock, the capital of the recently created State of Arkansas. His father had been hired to work on the Old State House. His father died during his youth and his mother, Catherine A. Fagan, in 1842 married Samuel Adams, who became Governor of Arkansas two years later.

After his stepfather's death, Fagan took control of the family farm along the Saline River in southern Arkansas. Though he was a member of the Whig Party, he represented the heavily Democratic Saline County for one term in the Arkansas state legislature. Fagan served in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War in the 1st Arkansas Mounted Infantry under Archibald Yell and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.

At the start of the Civil War, Fagan raised a company for the Confederate Army and became its captain. When his unit was folded in with the 1st Arkansas Infantry on May 6, 1861, the very day that Arkansas seceded from the Union, Fagan was elected as colonel of the combined 900-man regiment. They were formally mustered into service in Lynchburg, Virginia in May 1861. His regiment was a part of the first wave of Confederate attacks under Albert Sidney Johnston at the Battle of Shiloh. He also participated in the battle at Farmington, Mississippi, on May 9 and the Siege of Corinth, but fell into disfavor with his superior officer, Braxton Bragg. He was soon transferred to the Trans-Mississippi District, where he fought at Cane Hill and Prairie Grove in command of the 1st Arkansas Cavalry.


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