James entered the United States Military Academy in 1845, and was a member of the graduating class of 1850. He married Sarah Eliza Everett in Fort Valley, Georgia on 24 October 1854; they had at least eight children. He and his family moved to Texas in 1857.
From the report of the "Fiftieth Annual Reunion of the Association of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy, June 10th, 1919": "Very little is known of the civil history of this graduate after his resignation, November 2nd, 1854. He was born in and entered the Military Academy from the State of Georgia. He was graduated and promoted to Second Lieutenant of Artillery, July 1, 1850, and from the date of graduation until his resignation he was on duty at Castle Pinckney, S. C., Fort Moultrie, S. C., Fort McHenry, Md., and Fort Monroe, Va. After resigning from the army he took up farming near Macon, Georgia, and in 1861 joined the Rebellion against the United States. In later years he resided in Texas, and as far as known a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Sloan, of Brenham, Texas, survives him."
During the Civil War, he served from 1862 to 1863 as a Confederate staff and artillery officer with the rank of Major. He farmed in Texas after the War on his plantation, "Barrington", located three miles from Washington-on-the-Brazos in Washington County. He purchased the property in 1857 from Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas. In later years, Anson's widow Mary made an annual visit to Barrington, where she was hosted by the Flewellens. The home from the property is now maintained by the State of Texas as part of the Barrington Living History Farm.
From the report of the "Fiftieth Annual Reunion of the Association of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy, June 10th, 1919": "Very little is known of the civil history of this graduate after his resignation, November 2nd, 1854. He was born in and entered the Military Academy from the State of Georgia. He was graduated and promoted to Second Lieutenant of Artillery, July 1, 1850, and from the date of graduation until his resignation he was on duty at Castle Pinckney, S. C., Fort Moultrie, S. C., Fort McHenry, Md., and Fort Monroe, Va. After resigning from the army he took up farming near Macon, Georgia, and in 1861 joined the Rebellion against the United States. In later years he resided in Texas, and as far as known a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Sloan, of Brenham, Texas, survives him."
During the Civil War, he served from 1862 to 1863 as a Confederate staff and artillery officer with the rank of Major. He farmed in Texas after the War on his plantation, "Barrington", located three miles from Washington-on-the-Brazos in Washington County. He purchased the property in 1857 from Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas. In later years, Anson's widow Mary made an annual visit to Barrington, where she was hosted by the Flewellens. The home from the property is now maintained by the State of Texas as part of the Barrington Living History Farm.
James entered the United States Military Academy in 1845, and was a member of the graduating class of 1850. He married Sarah Eliza Everett in Fort Valley, Georgia on 24 October 1854; they had at least eight children. He and his family moved to Texas in 1857.
From the report of the "Fiftieth Annual Reunion of the Association of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy, June 10th, 1919": "Very little is known of the civil history of this graduate after his resignation, November 2nd, 1854. He was born in and entered the Military Academy from the State of Georgia. He was graduated and promoted to Second Lieutenant of Artillery, July 1, 1850, and from the date of graduation until his resignation he was on duty at Castle Pinckney, S. C., Fort Moultrie, S. C., Fort McHenry, Md., and Fort Monroe, Va. After resigning from the army he took up farming near Macon, Georgia, and in 1861 joined the Rebellion against the United States. In later years he resided in Texas, and as far as known a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Sloan, of Brenham, Texas, survives him."
During the Civil War, he served from 1862 to 1863 as a Confederate staff and artillery officer with the rank of Major. He farmed in Texas after the War on his plantation, "Barrington", located three miles from Washington-on-the-Brazos in Washington County. He purchased the property in 1857 from Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas. In later years, Anson's widow Mary made an annual visit to Barrington, where she was hosted by the Flewellens. The home from the property is now maintained by the State of Texas as part of the Barrington Living History Farm.
From the report of the "Fiftieth Annual Reunion of the Association of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy, June 10th, 1919": "Very little is known of the civil history of this graduate after his resignation, November 2nd, 1854. He was born in and entered the Military Academy from the State of Georgia. He was graduated and promoted to Second Lieutenant of Artillery, July 1, 1850, and from the date of graduation until his resignation he was on duty at Castle Pinckney, S. C., Fort Moultrie, S. C., Fort McHenry, Md., and Fort Monroe, Va. After resigning from the army he took up farming near Macon, Georgia, and in 1861 joined the Rebellion against the United States. In later years he resided in Texas, and as far as known a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Sloan, of Brenham, Texas, survives him."
During the Civil War, he served from 1862 to 1863 as a Confederate staff and artillery officer with the rank of Major. He farmed in Texas after the War on his plantation, "Barrington", located three miles from Washington-on-the-Brazos in Washington County. He purchased the property in 1857 from Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas. In later years, Anson's widow Mary made an annual visit to Barrington, where she was hosted by the Flewellens. The home from the property is now maintained by the State of Texas as part of the Barrington Living History Farm.
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