[James Samuel]. American general, born at Geneseo, NY, on the 30th of October 1807. He was educated at both Yale and Harvard, and upon completing his legal studies in the office of Daniel Webster, about 1833, was admitted to the bar. Inheriting from his father an immense area of land in western New York, he devoted his time to its care, paying particular attention to the promotion of educational interests. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted in the army, and became brigadier-general. He participated in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, and, when Grant took charge of the Army of the Potomac was assigned to the command of a division. He was wounded at the battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, and died on the 8th of May 1864.
