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James Anderson Armistead

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James Anderson Armistead Veteran

Birth
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
Death
11 Aug 1907 (aged 65)
Bartow, Polk County, Florida, USA
Burial
Bartow, Polk County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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+ FOUNDER Pioneer Park Honoree - St. Petersburg FL
++ 5th Mayor of St. Petersburg FL includes three terms 1896-1899.

1st Lieutenant, Co. C, 39th Battalion Virginia Cavalry; Attended Virginia Military Institute, 2/1/1859-10/18/1859; resident of Baltimore, Md. in 1860; ran the blockade (meaning evaded the blockade) at some point; drill master at Camp Lee, Virginia, 1861; appointed to the staff of Gen. Corse; captured 1862; sent to Ft. Delaware, then to Pt. Lookout. Exchanged 8/62; Enlisted in the 39th Bttn. Va. Cav, 9/1/62, as a private; Wounded at Chancellorsville, 5/63; Wounded twice at Gettysburg, 7/2/63. Promoted Sgt. Major of the battalion. Promoted 1st Lt. Paroled at Lynchburg, Va., 5/26/65. Postwar businessman in Lynchburg (1865-67; Abingdon 1868-71. Moved to Brooksville, FL., 1895. Mayor. Member of Garland-Rodes Camp, Confederate Veterans, Lynchburg.
+ FOUNDER Pioneer Park Honoree - St. Petersburg FL
++ 5th Mayor of St. Petersburg FL includes three terms 1896-1899.

1st Lieutenant, Co. C, 39th Battalion Virginia Cavalry; Attended Virginia Military Institute, 2/1/1859-10/18/1859; resident of Baltimore, Md. in 1860; ran the blockade (meaning evaded the blockade) at some point; drill master at Camp Lee, Virginia, 1861; appointed to the staff of Gen. Corse; captured 1862; sent to Ft. Delaware, then to Pt. Lookout. Exchanged 8/62; Enlisted in the 39th Bttn. Va. Cav, 9/1/62, as a private; Wounded at Chancellorsville, 5/63; Wounded twice at Gettysburg, 7/2/63. Promoted Sgt. Major of the battalion. Promoted 1st Lt. Paroled at Lynchburg, Va., 5/26/65. Postwar businessman in Lynchburg (1865-67; Abingdon 1868-71. Moved to Brooksville, FL., 1895. Mayor. Member of Garland-Rodes Camp, Confederate Veterans, Lynchburg.


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