James J. Archer
Military Person
1817 – 1864
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Who was James J. Archer?
James Jay Archer was a lawyer and an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War. He later served as a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Taken as a prisoner of war on the first morning of the Battle of Gettysburg, Archer was the first general officer captured from Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
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- Born
- Dec 19, 1817
Havre de Grace - Also known as
- James Archer
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Confederate States of America
- Education
- Princeton University
- Lived in
- Maryland
- Died
- Oct 24, 1864
Richmond - Resting place
- Hollywood Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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