James J. Archer

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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