James G. Blunt

James G. Blunt
James G. Blunt
	Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt; ca. 1862
Born	July 21, 1826; Trenton, Maine
Died	July 27, 1881 (aged 55); Washington, D.C.
Place of burial	Mount Muncie Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas
Allegiance	United States of America; Union
Service/branch	United States Army; Union Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Army of Kansas; Army of the Frontier; District of the Frontier
Battles/wars	American Civil War First Battle of Newtonia; Battle of Old Fort Wayne; Battle of Cane Hill; Battle of Prairie Grove; Battle of Honey Springs; Battle of Westport; Second Battle of Newtonia; ;
Other work	physician, attorney

James G. Blunt (July 21, 1826 – July 27, 1881) was an American physician and abolitionist who rose to the rank of major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was defeated by Quantrill's Raiders at the Battle of Baxter Springs in Kansas in 1863, but is considered to have served well the next year as a division commander during Price's Raid in Missouri.

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