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Capt James B. S. Alexander

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Capt James B. S. Alexander

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13 Aug 1861 (aged 25)
West Virginia, USA
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Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Alexander graduated from West Point in 1856 in the class with Fitzhugh Lee, with the signature of Jefferson Davis - then Secretary of War - on his lieutenant's commission. He was on duty in Washington Territory at the outbreak of the war and resigned at once to enter the Army of Northern Virginia as Captain. Contracting typhoid fever, he died in West Virginia in 1861.
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Alexander graduated from West Point in 1856 in the class with Fitzhugh Lee, with the signature of Jefferson Davis - then Secretary of War - on his lieutenant's commission. He was on duty in Washington Territory at the outbreak of the war and resigned at once to enter the Army of Northern Virginia as Captain. Contracting typhoid fever, he died in West Virginia in 1861.
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  • Maintained by: LNM
  • Originally Created by: JEM
  • Added: Jun 15, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27580465/james_b_s-alexander: accessed ), memorial page for Capt James B. S. Alexander (5 Jan 1836–13 Aug 1861), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27580465, citing Maplewood Cemetery, Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by LNM (contributor 47438535).