CHESNUT, James Jr.

Confederate

Born: January 18 1815, Camden SC

Died: February 1 1885, Camden SC

Pre-War Profession: Lawyer, politician, US senator.

War Service: 1861 elected to CSA Congress, Col. on Beauregard's staff at Fort Sumter, First Manassas, staff of President Davis, April 1864 Brig. Gen., led reserves in South Carolina.

Post War:  Politician