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James Geddes

James Lorraine Geddes (1827–1887), British army and U.S. army soldier

James Lorraine Geddes

In October 1863, he was given command of a brigade and sent to Brownsville, Texas.

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After the war, Geddes was principal of the Iowa College for the Blind at Vinton, and until his death was connected with the Iowa College of Agriculture at Ames, being military instructor and cashier in 1870–1882, acting president in 1875–77, librarian in 1877–78, vice-president and professor of military tactics in 1880–82, and treasurer in 1884–87.

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