MARTIN, James Green

Confederate
Born: February 14 1819, Elizabeth City NC
Died: October 4 1878, Asheville NC
Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1840,
Mexican War, frontier duty, resigned June 1861.
War Service: 1861 adjutant general for North Carolina
forces, September 1861 Maj. Gen. of North Carolina militia, May
1862 Brig. Gen., resigned July, reappointed August 1862,
commanded a brigade of North Carolina regiments, New Berne,
commanded Martin's Bde/Hoke's Divn at Drewry's Bluff, Petersburg,
administrative duty in North Carolina.
Post War: Lawyer