James Monroe Deems
Military Person
1818 – 1901
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Who was James Monroe Deems?
James Monroe Deems was an American composer and music educator from Baltimore, Maryland, as well as a distinguished Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He served as lieutenant colonel of the 1st Maryland Cavalry and was brevetted as a brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers.
Deems is remembered for his composition, Nebuchadnezzar, which was the first American oratorio.
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- Born
- Jan 5, 1818
Baltimore - Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Baltimore
- Died
- Apr 18, 1901
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on July 23, 2013
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