He was wounded in action at the battle of Gettysburg, but would survive these wounds and return to duty.
James was later "Killed In Action" in the battle of Ream's Station during the Siege of Petersburg after receiving a gun shot wound to the abdomen.
The Battle of Reams Station, fought on August 25, 1864, marked the culmination of Union general-in-chief Ulysses S. Grant's fourth offensive during the Petersburg Campaign of the American Civil War (1861–1865).
Dad of Sarah Elizabeth McIntire Salter
Bio by: Russ Pickett
Special thanks to:
Chris Collins for submitting additional info for his record!
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He was wounded in action at the battle of Gettysburg, but would survive these wounds and return to duty.
James was later "Killed In Action" in the battle of Ream's Station during the Siege of Petersburg after receiving a gun shot wound to the abdomen.
The Battle of Reams Station, fought on August 25, 1864, marked the culmination of Union general-in-chief Ulysses S. Grant's fourth offensive during the Petersburg Campaign of the American Civil War (1861–1865).
Dad of Sarah Elizabeth McIntire Salter
Bio by: Russ Pickett
Special thanks to:
Chris Collins for submitting additional info for his record!
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