10 Facts About James McCleery

James McCleery was an Ohio-born lawyer and officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

James McCleery served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

James McCleery received a commission as second lieutenant of Company A, 41st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, and was wounded in the Battle of Shiloh in 1862, as a result losing his right arm.

James McCleery was promoted through the ranks to major in 1865.

James McCleery entered the Regular Army as captain in the 45th US Infantry in 1866 and subsequently received the brevets of major and brigadier general of Volunteers.

James McCleery retired on December 15,1870, having settled in St Mary Parish, Louisiana, where he purchased a plantation and went into the practice of law.

James McCleery was connected with the Freedmen's Bureau not only in Louisiana but in North Carolina.

James McCleery soon moved to Shreveport, Louisiana, where he was appointed superintendent of public education for the fourth division.

James McCleery was elected as a Republican from Louisiana's 4th congressional district to the Forty-second Congress and served from March 4,1871, until his death while on a visit in New York City on November 5,1871.

James McCleery was interred in the Christian Church Cemetery in Cortland, Ohio.