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Brig Gen. James C. Tappan, CSA (b. 1825, d. 1906) Fighting in the western theaters, James Camp Tappan saw action from Belmont through Price’s Raid through Missouri. Tappan was born in Franklin, Tenn., Sept. 9, 1825. His parents were from Massachusetts and that contributed to where he was educated. He went to New Hampshire’s Exeter Academy and later studied at Yale, where he graduated in 1845. He moved to Vicksburg, Miss., studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1846. Living in Helena, Ark., he served two terms on the state legislature, the latter being as the speaker. He also served as a circuit court judge. At the outbreak of the war, Tappan offered his services to the Confederacy and was commissioned colonel of the 13th Arkansas Infantry in May 1861. He was commended for his conduct by Gen. Leonidas Polk at the Battle of Belmont. At the Battle of Shiloh, his regiment was heavily involved at the “Hornet’s Nest.” Tappan’s troops marched with Gen. Braxton Bragg on his Kentucky invasion, fighting at Richmond and Perryville. He was promoted to brigadier general to rank from Nov. 5, 1862 and was transferred to the Trans-Mississippi Department. In 1863, he commanded a brigade under Gen. Sterling Price. He received accolades for his brigade’s performance at Pleasant Hill during the 1864 Red River Campaign. His brigade was part of Churchill’s Division, which was sent after Federal Gen. Frederick Steele’s command. After participating in the Battle of Jenkins’ Ferry, he was on Price’s raid through Missouri. Following the war, Tappan returned to Helena, resumed his law practice and again served in the state legislature. He twice turned down the Democratic nomination for governor. He was the dean of the Arkansas bar at the time of his death, March 16, 1906.

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Brig Gen. James Camp Tappan (b. 1825, d. 1906). Fighting in the western theaters, Tappan saw action from the Battle of Belmont through Price’s Missouri Raid. Tappan was born in Franklin, Tennessee on September 9, 1825. His parents were from Massachusetts and this contributed to where he was educated: he went to New Hampshire’s Exeter Academy and later studied at Yale, from which he graduated in 1845. Following graduation, he moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1846. Having moved to Helena, Arkansas, he served two terms in the state legislature, becoming the speaker in his second term, and also served as a circuit court judge. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Tappan offered his services to the Confederacy and was commissioned Colonel of the 13th Arkansas Infantry in May 1861. He was commended by Gen. Leonidas Polk for his conduct at the Battle of Belmont, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s failed attempt to seize the Confederate fortifications at Columbus, Kentucky and garrison in Belmont, Missouri on November 6, 1861. At the Battle of Shiloh on April 6, 1862, Tappan’s regiment was heavily involved in the bitter fighting at the “Hornet’s Nest.” Tappan’s troops later marched with Gen. Braxton Bragg on his Kentucky invasion, fighting at Richmond and Perryville. Promoted to brigadier general to rank from November 5, 1862, Tappan was transferred to the Trans-Mississippi Department. Beginning in 1863, he commanded a brigade under Gen. Sterling Price, and the following spring received accolades for his brigade’s performance at Pleasant Hill during Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks’s 1864 Red River Campaign. His brigade was part of Gen. Thomas J. Churchill’s division, which was sent after Federal Gen. Frederick Steele’s command (What does “after... command” mean?). Tappan’s brigade participated in the Battle of Jenkins’ Ferry on April 30, and that autumn Tappan took part in Price’s raid through Missouri. (Any idea if Tappan went on the raid without his brigade, or was the brigade definitely along for the raid?) Following the war, Tappan returned to Helena, resumed his law practice and again served in the state legislature. He twice turned down the Democratic nomination for governor. Tappan was the dean of the Arkansas bar at the time of his death on March 16, 1906. (Bio by Bill Battle)

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Brig Gen. James Camp Tappan (b. 1825, d. 1906). Fighting in the western theaters, Tappan saw action from the Battle of Belmont through Price’s Missouri Raid. Tappan was born in Franklin, Tennessee on September 9, 1825. His parents were from Massachusetts and this contributed to where he was educated: he went to New Hampshire’s Exeter Academy and later studied at Yale, from which he graduated in 1845. Following graduation, he moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1846. Having moved to Helena, Arkansas, he served two terms in the state legislature, becoming the speaker in his second term, and also served as a circuit court judge. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Tappan offered his services to the Confederacy and was commissioned Colonel of the 13th Arkansas Infantry in May 1861. He was commended by Gen. Leonidas Polk for his conduct at the Battle of Belmont, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s failed attempt to seize the Confederate fortifications at Columbus, Kentucky and garrison in Belmont, Missouri on November 6, 1861. At the Battle of Shiloh on April 6, 1862, Tappan’s regiment was heavily involved in the bitter fighting at the “Hornet’s Nest.” Tappan’s troops later marched with Gen. Braxton Bragg on his Kentucky invasion, fighting at Richmond and Perryville. Promoted to brigadier general to rank from November 5, 1862, Tappan was transferred to the Trans-Mississippi Department. Beginning in 1863, he commanded a brigade under Gen. Sterling Price, and the following April received accolades for his brigade’s performance at Pleasant Hill during Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks’s 1864 Red River Campaign in Louisiana. His brigade was part of Gen. Thomas J. Churchill’s division, which was then sent to Arkansas as part of the successful opposition to Union Gen. Frederick Steele’s Camden Expedition. As part of this effort, on April 30 Tappan’s brigade participated in the Battle of Jenkins’ Ferry, a victory for the Union that nevertheless marked the end of Steele’s nearly disastrous attempt to join forces with Banks in Louisiana. That autumn, Tappan took part in Price’s raid through Missouri, which turned out to be the last significant military effort by the Confederates west of the Mississippi River. Following the war, Tappan returned to Helena, resumed his law practice and again served in the state legislature. He twice turned down the Democratic nomination for governor. Tappan was the dean of the Arkansas bar at the time of his death on March 16, 1906. (Bio by Bill Battle)

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