Steedman, James Blair

Life Span
to
Full name
James Blair Steedman
Place of Birth
Northumberland County, PA
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
Family
Mellum Steedman (father), Margaret Blair (mother), Miranda Slides (wife)
Occupation
Politician
Military
Businessman
Journalist
Other
Other Occupation
Printer
Political Parties
Democratic
Government
Johnson Administration (1865-69)
State legislature
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
Union Army
Date Event
- In Georgia, advancing Union forces suffer a very heavy defeat near Chickamauga Creek
- In Cleveland, Ohio, the Democratic-aligned Soldiers and Sailors Union, holds its first annual convention.
Date Title
Oliver O. Howard to Edwin Stanton, Washington, DC, September 17, 1866.
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