HAWES, James Morrison

Confederate

Born: January 7 1824, Lexington KY

Died: November 22 1889, Covington KY

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1845, Mexican War, French cavalry school at Saumur, resigned US army May 1861.

War Service: May 1861 Capt. in Confederate Regular Army, Maj., elected Col. of 2nd Kentucky Cavalry but declined, March 1862 Brig. Gen. in command of all Western cavalry, Shiloh, relieved at own request to command a brigade under Breckenridge, Arkansas, Milliken's Bend, Galveston.

Post War: Hardware merchant