| Birth: | Dec. 22, 1826
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania, USA | | Death: | Aug. 7, 1901
Plainfield
Union County
New Jersey, USA | 
Civil War Union Major General, US Congressman. At the start of the Civil War, he organized a brigade of Union Infantry and Artillery for the West and was commissioned Brigadier General in April 1861. He commanded the Union forces at the Battle of Chattanooga and was promoted Major General in command the 2nd Division, Center Corps in November 1862. After the defeat at Chickamauga, he was relieved of command and served on several administrative boards until he resigned in January 1865. After the war, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first, Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses, serving 1869 to 1875. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Spouses:
Kate Negley (____ - 1867)
Grace Ashton Negley (____ - 1927)
Children:
George Negley (____ - 1870)*
James S Negley (____ - 1889)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for James Negley | | | Burial:
Allegheny Cemetery
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section 19, Lot 24 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Oct 26, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5894581 |
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