James B. Steedman

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James Blair Steedman (July 29, 1817 – October 18, 1883) was an American soldier, born in Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania. In 1837 he settled in Ohio. From 1856 to 1860 he was printer to Congress. He led the Fourth Ohio Volunteers at the battle of Philippi, became a brigadier general, and at Perryville brought up his troops just in time to fill a gap in the Federal battle line. At Chickamauga he led the vanguard of Granger's reserve corps to Thomas's aid on the second day. He served under General Sherman during the Atlanta campaign and then rejoined Thomas at Nashville. He resigned from the service in 1866 with the rank of major general of volunteers. During the Johnson administration, he was collector of internal revenue at New Orleans, and in 1870 he was elected to the Ohio State Senate.

Steedman died in Toledo, Ohio, and is buried there in Woodlawn Cemetery.

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• Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
• Warner, Ezra J., Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders, Louisiana State University Press, 1964, ISBN 0-8071-0822-7.
• This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.