St. James was a member of the 3rd Missouri Rifle Regiment. He died on April 8, 1862, of wounds received in the Battle of Shiloh. It is in his memory that the Grand Army of the Republic Post # 326 and the Sons of Union Veterans Camp # 326 were organized.
Born on December 13, 1830 as Joseph Felix St. Gemme, and he lived in Ste. Genevieve and spent most of his short life here," Scheel says. "He was a practicing attorney in the town at the time he enlisted in the Union army. He saw action with the 13th Missouri Infantry in the Fort Henry and Fort Donelson campaigns, and was second in command of the 13th on the day of battle at Shiloh. He lead the regiment in its attack.
13th Missouri was one of five regiments in the 2nd Brigade, 2d Division, Army of the Tennessee. They were camped on the Hamburg and Savannah roads near Snake Creek bridge. When the battle started, the regiments of the 2nd Brigade were sent to different brigades to bolster their strength.
The 450 officers and men of the 13th Missouri were sent to Brigadier General William T. Sherman, who immediately attached them to Colonel John D. McDowell's 1st Brigade, 5th Division. McDowell was engaged in a fight with Confederate troops and the 13th Missouri was immediately sent to the line.
"A lot of what we know about the battle comes from a report by a colonel from the brigade whose name was Wright. "Standing thus in line of battle for some twenty minutes we were able to rally to ours fragments of three regiments and form them on the left of our own," he wrote. "About 9 o'clock General Sherman ordered our regiment to the left of his division, to engage in the conflict then going on. As soon as we were in line we commenced firing and advancing. We gradually gained ground that had been lost, but the enemy being constantly re-enforced by fresh troops obliged us to fall back with others to our first position."
Wright reported that during the engagement, the regiment "suffered severely, particularly in officers." One of the casualties was Lieutenant-Colonel St. James, who was "mortally wounded while in his place in line."
St. James was carried from the field and taken to an army hospital in Savannah, Tennessee, where he died of his wounds. According to church records examined by Schmidt, he was 32 years, two months and 18 days old. His body was sent home to Ste. Genevieve and on April 14, 1862 he was buried beside his father in Memorial Cemetery. He left behind a wife, Elizabeth Sargeant St. James.
Taken from the Ste. Genevieve Herald 06/23/2009 edition
Born on December 13, 1830 as Joseph Felix St. Gemme, and he lived in Ste. Genevieve and spent most of his short life here," Scheel says. "He was a practicing attorney in the town at the time he enlisted in the Union army. He saw action with the 13th Missouri Infantry in the Fort Henry and Fort Donelson campaigns, and was second in command of the 13th on the day of battle at Shiloh. He lead the regiment in its attack.
13th Missouri was one of five regiments in the 2nd Brigade, 2d Division, Army of the Tennessee. They were camped on the Hamburg and Savannah roads near Snake Creek bridge. When the battle started, the regiments of the 2nd Brigade were sent to different brigades to bolster their strength.
The 450 officers and men of the 13th Missouri were sent to Brigadier General William T. Sherman, who immediately attached them to Colonel John D. McDowell's 1st Brigade, 5th Division. McDowell was engaged in a fight with Confederate troops and the 13th Missouri was immediately sent to the line.
"A lot of what we know about the battle comes from a report by a colonel from the brigade whose name was Wright. "Standing thus in line of battle for some twenty minutes we were able to rally to ours fragments of three regiments and form them on the left of our own," he wrote. "About 9 o'clock General Sherman ordered our regiment to the left of his division, to engage in the conflict then going on. As soon as we were in line we commenced firing and advancing. We gradually gained ground that had been lost, but the enemy being constantly re-enforced by fresh troops obliged us to fall back with others to our first position."
Wright reported that during the engagement, the regiment "suffered severely, particularly in officers." One of the casualties was Lieutenant-Colonel St. James, who was "mortally wounded while in his place in line."
St. James was carried from the field and taken to an army hospital in Savannah, Tennessee, where he died of his wounds. According to church records examined by Schmidt, he was 32 years, two months and 18 days old. His body was sent home to Ste. Genevieve and on April 14, 1862 he was buried beside his father in Memorial Cemetery. He left behind a wife, Elizabeth Sargeant St. James.
Taken from the Ste. Genevieve Herald 06/23/2009 edition
St. James was a member of the 3rd Missouri Rifle Regiment. He died on April 8, 1862, of wounds received in the Battle of Shiloh. It is in his memory that the Grand Army of the Republic Post # 326 and the Sons of Union Veterans Camp # 326 were organized.
Born on December 13, 1830 as Joseph Felix St. Gemme, and he lived in Ste. Genevieve and spent most of his short life here," Scheel says. "He was a practicing attorney in the town at the time he enlisted in the Union army. He saw action with the 13th Missouri Infantry in the Fort Henry and Fort Donelson campaigns, and was second in command of the 13th on the day of battle at Shiloh. He lead the regiment in its attack.
13th Missouri was one of five regiments in the 2nd Brigade, 2d Division, Army of the Tennessee. They were camped on the Hamburg and Savannah roads near Snake Creek bridge. When the battle started, the regiments of the 2nd Brigade were sent to different brigades to bolster their strength.
The 450 officers and men of the 13th Missouri were sent to Brigadier General William T. Sherman, who immediately attached them to Colonel John D. McDowell's 1st Brigade, 5th Division. McDowell was engaged in a fight with Confederate troops and the 13th Missouri was immediately sent to the line.
"A lot of what we know about the battle comes from a report by a colonel from the brigade whose name was Wright. "Standing thus in line of battle for some twenty minutes we were able to rally to ours fragments of three regiments and form them on the left of our own," he wrote. "About 9 o'clock General Sherman ordered our regiment to the left of his division, to engage in the conflict then going on. As soon as we were in line we commenced firing and advancing. We gradually gained ground that had been lost, but the enemy being constantly re-enforced by fresh troops obliged us to fall back with others to our first position."
Wright reported that during the engagement, the regiment "suffered severely, particularly in officers." One of the casualties was Lieutenant-Colonel St. James, who was "mortally wounded while in his place in line."
St. James was carried from the field and taken to an army hospital in Savannah, Tennessee, where he died of his wounds. According to church records examined by Schmidt, he was 32 years, two months and 18 days old. His body was sent home to Ste. Genevieve and on April 14, 1862 he was buried beside his father in Memorial Cemetery. He left behind a wife, Elizabeth Sargeant St. James.
Taken from the Ste. Genevieve Herald 06/23/2009 edition
Born on December 13, 1830 as Joseph Felix St. Gemme, and he lived in Ste. Genevieve and spent most of his short life here," Scheel says. "He was a practicing attorney in the town at the time he enlisted in the Union army. He saw action with the 13th Missouri Infantry in the Fort Henry and Fort Donelson campaigns, and was second in command of the 13th on the day of battle at Shiloh. He lead the regiment in its attack.
13th Missouri was one of five regiments in the 2nd Brigade, 2d Division, Army of the Tennessee. They were camped on the Hamburg and Savannah roads near Snake Creek bridge. When the battle started, the regiments of the 2nd Brigade were sent to different brigades to bolster their strength.
The 450 officers and men of the 13th Missouri were sent to Brigadier General William T. Sherman, who immediately attached them to Colonel John D. McDowell's 1st Brigade, 5th Division. McDowell was engaged in a fight with Confederate troops and the 13th Missouri was immediately sent to the line.
"A lot of what we know about the battle comes from a report by a colonel from the brigade whose name was Wright. "Standing thus in line of battle for some twenty minutes we were able to rally to ours fragments of three regiments and form them on the left of our own," he wrote. "About 9 o'clock General Sherman ordered our regiment to the left of his division, to engage in the conflict then going on. As soon as we were in line we commenced firing and advancing. We gradually gained ground that had been lost, but the enemy being constantly re-enforced by fresh troops obliged us to fall back with others to our first position."
Wright reported that during the engagement, the regiment "suffered severely, particularly in officers." One of the casualties was Lieutenant-Colonel St. James, who was "mortally wounded while in his place in line."
St. James was carried from the field and taken to an army hospital in Savannah, Tennessee, where he died of his wounds. According to church records examined by Schmidt, he was 32 years, two months and 18 days old. His body was sent home to Ste. Genevieve and on April 14, 1862 he was buried beside his father in Memorial Cemetery. He left behind a wife, Elizabeth Sargeant St. James.
Taken from the Ste. Genevieve Herald 06/23/2009 edition
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