James G. Blunt
James G. Blunt | |
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Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt ca. 1862 | |
| Born | July 21, 1826 Trenton, Maine |
| Died | July 27, 1881 (aged 55) Washington, D.C. |
| Place of burial | Mount Muncie Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Army of Kansas Army of the Frontier District of the Frontier |
| Battles / wars | |
| Other work | physician, attorney |
James G. Blunt (July 21, 1826 – July 27, 1881) was an American physician and abolitionist who rose to the rank of major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was defeated by Quantrill's Raiders at the Battle of Baxter Springs in Kansas in 1863, but is considered to have served well the next year as a division commander during Price's Raid in Missouri.