SLAUGHTER, James Edwin
Confederate
Born: June 1827, Cedar Mountain VA
Died: January 1 1901, Mexico City, Mexico
Pre-War Profession: Commissioned in US army,
Mexican War, dismissed May 1861.
War Service: 1861 Capt. in artillery, staff of Bragg in
Florida, Maj., March 1862 Brig. Gen., staff of A S Johnston,
similarly for Beauregard and Bragg, chief of artillery to
Magruder, later chief of staff, Brownsville.
Post War: Emigrated to Mexico, returned
to US, civil engineer, postmaster.