Marcus F. Wright's Civil War Bios: James Birdseye MCPHERSON (published 1907) *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Marti Graham marti@rootsweb.com Posted by Ruth Price Waldbauer Marcus F. Wright's Civil War Bios (c) 1907 http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Transcriptions/CivilWar/1907MarcusFWrightBios July 26,1999 *********************************************************************** COMPLETE TITLE OF THIS BOOK IS: Official Portfolio of War and Nation "A Graphic and Pictorial History Prepared Directly from the Government Records in the Departments of War and Statistics" "Story, Complete And Official, Of All The Political Issues, Campaigns, Engagements, and Heroic Episodes Of The Titanic And Dreadful Conflict Between the states on land and sea .. .. .." "Leaders Of The North And South, Fraternizing Under The Symbol Of Indestructible Union, Submit This Work As Their Impartial Report of the War, its conception, prosecution, and results" "Accompanied by the complete, superb collection of the famous war pictures." "drawn upon the spot by the Government's great artists of that time BAKER WEVILL NEWTON WAND CRANE SUNORIS RAWSON HEILLEN BEARD OSBORN RUSSELL BECKER SCHELL WILCOX SARTONS LOVIE LUMBERG WEAVER CHAMBERLAIN DAVIS FORBES BOSSE TAYLOR "Narrative and descriptive by John Clark Ridpath, Rossiter Johnson, General Fitzhugh Lee, General John T. Morgan, George L. Kilmer and General Joseph B. Carr." "Carefully edited by General Marcus F. Wright of the War Department Washington, D. C." 608 pages Copyright. 1907 BY G. F. Stanley *********************************************************************** McPHERSON p.581 McPHERSON, GEN. JAMES BIRDSEYE, born in Sandusky, Ohio, November 14, 1828. Graduated at West Point 1853. Entered army as second lieutenantof engineers 1853. Promoted to captain 1861. Entered Union army, and appointed lieutenant-colonel, November 12, 1861. Promoted to major-general of volunteers, October 8, 1862. Attached to Grant's staff and served at Forts Henry and Donelson, and at Shiloh and Corinth. Promoted to command of a division at Bolivar, Tenn., and in 1862-63, co-operated with Grant's movements. Led a corps in battle of Fort Gibson. Routed part of Johnston's army at Raymond May 12, 1863. Aided Grant in the battle of Champion Hills, and in the siege of Vicksburg. Made brigadier-general in regular army August 1, 1863. In 1864, advanced to command of Army of the Tennessee, and conducted important operations around Huntsville, Ala. Commanded Sherman's left during the Atlanta campaign. Was killed before Atlanta July 22, 1864.