James J. Archer
Mexican-American War
- Battle of Chapultepec
American Civil War
- Peninsula Campaign
- Seven Days Battles
- Battle of Cedar Mountain
- Second Battle of Bull Run
- Battle of Shepherdstown
- Battle of Fredericksburg
- Battle of Chancellorsville
- Gettysburg Campaign
- Siege of Petersburg
- Battle of Peebles' Farm
James Jay Archer (December 19, 1817 – October 24, 1864) was a lawyer and an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War, and he later served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Taken as a prisoner of war at the Battle of Gettysburg, Archer was the first general officer captured from Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
Read more about James J. Archer: Early Life and Career, Civil War Service
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