James Camp Tappan

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James C. Tappan

James Camp Tappan (born September 9, 1825 in Franklin , Tennessee , † March 19, 1906 in Helena , Arkansas ) was an American politician and brigadier general of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War .

Early life

James Camp Tappan was the son of Benjamin Swett Tappan and his wife Margaret Bell nee Camp. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter , New Hampshire , and graduated from Yale University in 1845 . He studied law in Vicksburg , Mississippi , and was admitted to the bar in 1846. In 1848 he moved to Helena , Arkansas , where he worked as a lawyer , served as a district court judge and married Mary Elisabeth, née Anderson (* 1835; † 1900). As a member of the Democratic Party , he was elected from Phillips County to the Arkansas House of Representatives for two years in 1850 .

Secession period

When the American Civil War broke out, Tappan joined the Confederate Army. In May 1861, he was given command of the 13th Arkansas Infantry Regiment as a Colonel . He commanded his regiment in the battles of Belmont, Shiloh , Richmond and Perryville .

On November 5, 1862, Tappan was promoted to brigadier general and placed under the command of Major General Sterling Price . He led his brigade into the battle of Pleasant Hill and fought Major General Nathaniel Prentiss Banks in the Red River Campaign in 1864 .

post war period

After the war, Tappan returned to Helena and resumed his work as a lawyer, he was dean of the Arkansas Bar Association. After the reconstruction , he got involved in politics again. The Tappan couple experienced personal happiness through the birth of their daughter Mary (* 1871, † 1944). In 1893 Tappan was re-elected as a member of Parliament and served from 1897 to 1899 as the 32nd Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives. His party nominated Tappan twice for the post of governor of Arkansas, but he turned down the candidacy both times.

Tappan died on March 19, 1906 in Helena. His grave is in Maple Hill Cemetery.

Others

James C. Tappan House

Tappan's home in Helena, built in 1858, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Web links

Commons : James Camp Tappan  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederates Commander , p. 298, Ezra J. Warner, ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9
  2. ↑ Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederates Commander , p. 299, Ezra J. Warner ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9
  3. ↑ Biography on waymarking , accessed February 21, 2020
  4. ↑ of registration 73002270 , NP Gallery , June 4, 1973
  5. ^ Application for inclusion in the National Register , November 1972
personal data
SURNAME Tappan, James Camp
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician and Confederate general in the Civil War
DATE OF BIRTH September 9, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH Franklin , Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH March 19, 1906
Place of death Helena , Arkansas