Name: James M Fielder
Enlistment Date: 9 Jul 1861
Enlistment Rank: Captain
Muster Place: Georgia
Muster Regiment: Company D, 14th Georgia Infantry
Muster Information: Commission
Rank Changed: 26 Nov 1861
Rank Changed To: Major
Date Wounded: 3 May 1863
Place Wounded: Chancellorsville, Virginia
Date of Death: 10 May 1863
Place of Death: General Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
Cause of Death: Died of Wounds
Side of War: Confederacy
Survived War?: No
Residence Place: Cherokee County, Georgia
Burial Place: Richmond, Virginia
Cemetery Plot Number: Sec. X
Confederate Army Officer. A farmer in Cherokee County, Georgia before the Civil War, he enlisted in the Cherokee Brown Rangers in 1861. Elected Captain in the 14th Georgia Infantry Regiment in 1861, he was promoted to Major in 1862 and to Lieutenant Colonel in 1863. While leading a charge against Sickles's III Corps during the Battle of Chancellorsville, he was wounded in the leg. After being transported to a General Hospital in Richmond, he died from infection following the amputation of his leg.
Enlistment Date: 9 Jul 1861
Enlistment Rank: Captain
Muster Place: Georgia
Muster Regiment: Company D, 14th Georgia Infantry
Muster Information: Commission
Rank Changed: 26 Nov 1861
Rank Changed To: Major
Date Wounded: 3 May 1863
Place Wounded: Chancellorsville, Virginia
Date of Death: 10 May 1863
Place of Death: General Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
Cause of Death: Died of Wounds
Side of War: Confederacy
Survived War?: No
Residence Place: Cherokee County, Georgia
Burial Place: Richmond, Virginia
Cemetery Plot Number: Sec. X
Confederate Army Officer. A farmer in Cherokee County, Georgia before the Civil War, he enlisted in the Cherokee Brown Rangers in 1861. Elected Captain in the 14th Georgia Infantry Regiment in 1861, he was promoted to Major in 1862 and to Lieutenant Colonel in 1863. While leading a charge against Sickles's III Corps during the Battle of Chancellorsville, he was wounded in the leg. After being transported to a General Hospital in Richmond, he died from infection following the amputation of his leg.
Name: James M Fielder
Enlistment Date: 9 Jul 1861
Enlistment Rank: Captain
Muster Place: Georgia
Muster Regiment: Company D, 14th Georgia Infantry
Muster Information: Commission
Rank Changed: 26 Nov 1861
Rank Changed To: Major
Date Wounded: 3 May 1863
Place Wounded: Chancellorsville, Virginia
Date of Death: 10 May 1863
Place of Death: General Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
Cause of Death: Died of Wounds
Side of War: Confederacy
Survived War?: No
Residence Place: Cherokee County, Georgia
Burial Place: Richmond, Virginia
Cemetery Plot Number: Sec. X
Confederate Army Officer. A farmer in Cherokee County, Georgia before the Civil War, he enlisted in the Cherokee Brown Rangers in 1861. Elected Captain in the 14th Georgia Infantry Regiment in 1861, he was promoted to Major in 1862 and to Lieutenant Colonel in 1863. While leading a charge against Sickles's III Corps during the Battle of Chancellorsville, he was wounded in the leg. After being transported to a General Hospital in Richmond, he died from infection following the amputation of his leg.
Enlistment Date: 9 Jul 1861
Enlistment Rank: Captain
Muster Place: Georgia
Muster Regiment: Company D, 14th Georgia Infantry
Muster Information: Commission
Rank Changed: 26 Nov 1861
Rank Changed To: Major
Date Wounded: 3 May 1863
Place Wounded: Chancellorsville, Virginia
Date of Death: 10 May 1863
Place of Death: General Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
Cause of Death: Died of Wounds
Side of War: Confederacy
Survived War?: No
Residence Place: Cherokee County, Georgia
Burial Place: Richmond, Virginia
Cemetery Plot Number: Sec. X
Confederate Army Officer. A farmer in Cherokee County, Georgia before the Civil War, he enlisted in the Cherokee Brown Rangers in 1861. Elected Captain in the 14th Georgia Infantry Regiment in 1861, he was promoted to Major in 1862 and to Lieutenant Colonel in 1863. While leading a charge against Sickles's III Corps during the Battle of Chancellorsville, he was wounded in the leg. After being transported to a General Hospital in Richmond, he died from infection following the amputation of his leg.
Bio by: Garver Graver
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