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James Calhoun (August 24, 1845 – June 25, 1876) was a soldier in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the Black Hills War.He was the brother-in-law of George Armstrong Custer and was killed along with Custer in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Staff Officers in Gray: A Biographical Register of the Staff Officers in the Army of Northern Virginia. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0-8078-2788-6. ^ e: Cpt. McCabe, W. Gordon (1902). "Graduates of West Point Serving in the CSA Army". The Civil War Homepage f: Abbot, Henry L. (1905).
Custer's group consisted of 86 enlisted men, 4 officers, and Indian scouts. Custer's brother, First Lieutenant Thomas Custer, and his brother-in-law, First Lieutenant James Calhoun, accompanied him. [5] Shots were exchanged with Sioux Warriors near the Yellowstone River early in the battle, and George Custer's men formed a skirmish line.
The initial Army units in the invasion had landed on 9 January and secured a beachhead, but GEN MacArthur needed more forces on the island to begin his drive to Manila. Despite not receiving adequate rest and replacements from the Battle of Leyte, the 1st Cavalry Division was sent ahead to take part in the Battle of Luzon and landed in Lingayen ...
James Calhoun (politician, born 1802) (1802–1852), American politician, first governor of the Territory of New Mexico; James Calhoun (Atlanta politician) (1811–1875), American politician, sixteenth mayor of Atlanta, Georgia; James Calhoun (soldier) (1845–1876), American soldier killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn; Jim Calhoun (born ...
In 1818, while Secretary of War for President James Monroe, Calhoun approved Jackson's invasion of Florida because of threats posed by Native Americans and runaway slaves.
Henry Reed was born on April 27, 1858, in Monroe, Michigan.While he had several sisters, he was the only son of David and Lydia Reed. [1] At a young age, he was nicknamed "Autie" by his mother— a nickname of his middle name Armstrong, which was shared with his uncle George Armstrong Custer.
James M. Calhoun (February 12, 1811 – October 1, 1875) was an American politician who served as the sixteenth mayor of Atlanta, Georgia during the American Civil War, best known as the recipient of Union General William T. Sherman's famous "war is cruelty" (often misquoted as "war is hell") letter.