James Wellborn Starnes

James Wellborn Starnes
BornJuly 19, 1817
DiedJune 30, 1863 (aged 45)
AllegianceConfederate States
BranchConfederate States Army
Service years1861–1863
RankColonel
Commands4th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment
Battles

James Wellborn[a] Starnes (July 19, 1817 – June 30, 1863) was an American physician and planter who served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, commanding the 4th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.[2]

Biography

Wellborn was commissioned a colonel in the Confederate States Army and commanded a brigade under Bedford Forest.[2] In one genealogical source, he is referred to as a general.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Also given as Wilborn.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Van Wagenen 1983, p. 131.
  2. ^ a b Allardice 2008, p. 355.

Bibliography

  • Allardice, Bruce S. (2008). Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register. Columbia and London: University of Missouri Press. p. 355.
  • Van Wagenen, Avis Stearns (1983). Genealogy and Memoirs of Charles and Nathaniel Stearns, and Their Descendants. United States of America: Courier Printing Company. p. 131.

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