Maj. Gen. James G. Blunt
Born: July 21, 1826
Trenton, Maine
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Died: July 27, 1881
Washington, D.C.
Sailor at 15, Captain at 20
1861: Lieutenant Colonel
April 1862: Brigadier General
March 16, 1863: Major General
Maj. Gen. James G. Blunt
Sailor at age 15, attained the rank of Captain at 20
Bleeding Kansas - joined forces with Jim Lane and abolitionist Jim Brown
1859: Member of Wyandotte Constitutional Convention that formed the Kansas State Constitution
1861: Appointed Lieutenant Colonel of 3rd Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry - part of the James Lane Kansas Brigade
April 1862: Brigadier General of Volunteers and given command of Department and Army of Kansas
September 30, 1862: 1st Battle of Newtonia
October 22, 1862: Battle of Old Fort Wagner
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December 7, 1862: Battle of Prairie Grove
March 16, 1863: Major General - Only officer from Kansas to achieve that rank
May 1863: Established Fort Baxter (also called Fort Blair) near Baxter Springs, Kansas
July 17, 1863: Battle of Honey Springs, also known as Affairs at Elk Creek
October 6, 1863: Battle of Baxter Springs, also known as Baxter Springs Massacre
October 23, 1864: Battle of Westport
October 28, 1864: 2nd Battle of Newtonia
1873: Accused by the DOJ of conspiracy to defraud the government and a body of the Cherokee Indians in North Carolina
1879: Committed to asylum for erratic behavior
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Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 71
James G. Blunt. 28 November 2024. web. 12 February 2025.
Warner, Ezra J. General in Blue Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964. p 37-38
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