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3 unusual facts about James Fleming Fagan


James Fleming Fagan

He also participated in the battle at Farmington, Mississippi, on May 9 and the Siege of Corinth, but fell into disfavor with his superior officer, Braxton Bragg.

James Fleming Fagan (March 1, 1828 – September 1, 1893) was a planter, public official, and a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

He played a central role in the Battle of Helena, where he and his brigade made repeated assaults on Federal artillery batteries.


Theophilus H. Holmes

He planned a coordinated attack in conjunction with Sterling Price, John S. Marmaduke, James Fleming Fagan, and, Governor of Arkansas, Harris Flanagin.


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