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About General James Wellborn Starnes, MD, (CSA)
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Dr. James Wellborn Starnes was the son of Dr. Samuel Scott and Nancy Matilda Wellborn Starnes. He was a prominent physician and planter. He graduated from the Jefferson Seminary Medical School (later University of Louisville). During the Mexican War, he served as an asst. surgeon of the 1st Tennessee Infantry. He married Mary Christina Rudder on April 19, 1849, and they had five children. When the Civil War broke out he raised a company of cavalry in Williamson County, Tennessee. He was later promoted to Colonel of the 4th Tennessee Cavalry, CSA. By 1863 Dr. Starnes was the commander of a brigade of Forrest's Cavalry and led it in action in Forrest's Brentwood Raid, in the fights around Franklin and the successful pursuit of Streight's raiders in Alabama. During the Tullahoma Campaign, on June 28, 1863, he was mortally wounded by a sharpshooter at Bobo's Crossroads, located between Tullahoma and Manchester. He was taken to the home of A. Y. Smith in Tullahoma where he died. His obituary in the Chattanooga Daily Rebel stated in part: "Many of his exploits are wholly unrecorded and numbers of them forgotten amid the confused turmoil of war and its crowded canvass of events. After the most useful career as an independent commander, Col. Starnes was attached to the regular cavalry service, and gained a rare, though not noisy reputation in the service for courage, reliability, and skill. Personally he was a man of unblemished character as a Christian and citizen. His manners were quiet and reserved, but respectful and kind. He was in the prime of life, and the vigor of experience. The tears of a bereaved family and the sorrow of a devoted band of comrades follow him to an early but hallowed grave. All honor his name."
- During the Mexican War, he served as an asst. surgeon of the 1st Tennessee Infantry.
- Name: James W Starnes
- Rank at enlistment: Captain
- State Served: Tennessee
- Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company F, Tennessee 4th Cavalry Regiment. Promoted to Full Colonel.
- Sources: Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records Field Officers, Regiments & Battalions of CS Army
- Rank at Death Col James Wellborn Starnes
- Birth 9 Jul 1817
- Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
- Death 30 Jun 1863 (aged 45)
- Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
- Burial
- Rudder-Starnes Cemetery
- Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
- Memorial ID 17790418 · View Source
Biography
James Wellborn Starnes, MD was born on July 9, 1817, in Franklin, Williamson County, United States. His parents were Dr. Samuel Scott Starnes and Nancy Matilda Starnes (Wellborn).
James married Mary Christina Rudder on April 19, 1848, in Williamson, Tennessee. Together they had the following children: Cora D. Starnes; James Wellborn Starnes, II; Marian B Starnes; William Rudder Starnes; Henry M. Starnes; Rachel Starnes.
He died on June 30, 1863, in Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, United States and was buried in Starnes Rudder Cemetery, Franklin, Williamson County, United States.
During the 1st Quarter of 1863 Brig. General Nathan Bedford Forrest placed Colonel J W Starnes (i.e., the Commander of the 4th TN Cavalry Regiment) in command of his former Brigade (i.e., the 2nd TN Cavalry Brigade). Unfortunately, Colonel Starnes was mortally wounded on June 28, 1863, during the Battle of Tullahoma. My Great Grand Father, Henry Beal (col.), purchased 85 acres of farmland from the Widow Mary Christina (Rudder) Starnes on a 5-year land contract commencing in 1897. The land was sold in relation to the Chancery Court @ Franklin matter entitled: Mrs. M C Starnes -vs- RR & W M Starnes [ WB 31, Page 162 - MB 9, Page 277]. In "Section V" therein Complainant M. C. Starnes refers to her late husband as General Starnes. The sale of the land commenced before the Hon. Francis C. Russell - Jan Term 1897 - Page 302-303 and was concluded on 21 Aug 1903 via the Hon. Thomas E. Haynes, Clerk Of the Court, issuing Henry Beal the deed to the property. Also, there are several citations in historical documents that refer to J W Starnes as Brigadier General (Therefore, it appears that Colonel Starnes was on the verge of being promoted to Brigadier General at the time of his death). Left by USCT Cemetery Mgr. on 19 Apr 2018
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- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Dec 25 2020, 8:51:25 UTC
James Starnes was the son of Dr. Samuel Scott and Nancy Matilda Wellborn Starnes. He was a prominent physician and planter. He graduated from the Jefferson Seminary Medical School (later University of Louisville). During the Mexican War, he served as asst. surgeon of the 1st Tennessee Infantry. He married Mary Christina Rudder on April 19, 1849, and they had five children. When the Civil War broke out, he raised a company of cavalry in Williamson County, Tennessee. He was later promoted to Colonel of the 4th Tennessee Cavalry, CSA. By 1863 Dr. Starnes was the commander of a brigade of Forrest's Cavalry and led it in action in Forrest's Brentwood Raid, in the fights around Franklin and the successful pursuit of Streight's raiders in Alabama. During the Tullahoma Campaign, on June 28, 1863, he was mortally wounded by a sharpshooter at Bobo's Crossroads, located between Tullahoma and Manchester. He was taken to the home of A. Y. Smith in Tullahoma where he died. His obituary in the Chattanooga Daily Rebel stated in part: "Many of his exploits are wholly unrecorded and numbers of them forgotten amid the confused turmoil of war and its crowded canvass of events. After the most useful career as an independent commander, Col. Starnes was attached to the regular cavalry service, and gained a rare, though not noisy reputation in the service for courage, reliability, and skill. Personally, he was a man of unblemished character as a Christian and citizen. His manners were quiet and reserved, but respectful and kind. He was in the prime of life, and the vigor of experience. The tears of a bereaved family and the sorrow of a devoted band of comrades follow him to an early but hallowed grave. All honor his name."
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 26 2020, 4:51:37 UTC
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Dec 26 2020, 5:00:39 UTC
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 15 2023, 19:29:39 UTC
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General James Wellborn Starnes, MD, (CSA)'s Timeline
| 1817 |
July 9, 1817
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Franklin, Williamson County, TN, United States
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| 1850 |
April 7, 1850
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WIlliamson Co., Tennessee
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| 1851 |
November 12, 1851
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Williamson, Tennessee
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| 1853 |
July 10, 1853
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Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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| 1860 |
December 12, 1860
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Williamson, Tennessee, United States
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| 1863 |
June 30, 1863
Age 45
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Tullahoma, Coffee County, TN, United States
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June 30, 1863
Age 45
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Rudder-Starnes Cemetery, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA, Williamson County, TN, United States
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August 10, 1863
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Robertson County, Texas
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