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About James G. Spears
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_G._Spears
James Gallant Spears (March 29, 1816 – July 22, 1869) was an American general who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Leading a unit composed primarily of Tennessee loyalists, he participated in early battles in the Cumberland Gap area before marching with the Army of the Cumberland at Stones River and Chickamauga. He later provided support for the Knoxville Campaign.
An ardent Southern Unionist, Spears was appointed vice president of the 1861 East Tennessee Convention, which sought to form a separate, Union-aligned state in East Tennessee. He opposed the abolition of slavery, however, and was dismissed from the Army in 1864 for speaking out against the Emancipation Proclamation.
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James G. Spears's Timeline
| 1816 |
March 29, 1816
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Bledsoe, TN, United States
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| 1838 |
1838
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Wilson, TN, United States
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| 1842 |
March 28, 1842
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Bledsoe, TN, United States
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October 14, 1842
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Wilson, TN, United States
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1844
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Wilson, TN, United States
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August 21, 1847
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Wilson, TN, United States
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1847
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Rhea, Tennessee, United States
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| 1849 |
August 14, 1849
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Wilson, TN, United States
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| 1850 |
December 27, 1850
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Wilson, TN, United States
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| 1851 |
June 28, 1851
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