WILSON, James Harrison. American sol dier: b. Shawnectown, Ill., 2 Sept. 1837 He was graduated from West Point in MO. was promoted lieutenant in 1861 and was chief topographical engineer on the Port Royal ex pedition. He was brevetted major 11 April 1862 for conduct at Fort Pulaski, Ga_, and subsequently was aide-de-camp to General Mc Clellan, participating in the battles of Antietam and South Mountain. In the campaign against Richmond and in the operations against Chat tanooga and Knoxville he was assistant engineer and inspeclor-general of the Army of Tennessee, and in 1863 was made brigadier-general of vol unteers and brevet lieutenant-colonel of regulars for gallantry at Chattanooga. He was brevetted colonel for conduct at the battle of the Wilder ness and was engaged in the siege of Peters burg and in the Shenandoah campaign. In Sep tember 1864 he was transferred to the command of the cavalry of the Mississippi Division, n.,,k part in General Thomas' campaign in and was conspicuous at the battles of Franklin and Nashville. In March 1865 he made a raid into Alabama and Georgia and in 2ti dass captured Selma, Montgomery, Columbus and Macon, taking 6,E20 prisoners, among whom was Jefferson Davis. He received brevet rank a•
brigadier- and major-general and in 1A66 was mustered out of the volunteer service lie was appointed lieutenant-colonel in the regular arm in that year, hut resigned in 1870 and was subse quently engaged in railroad engineering until the outbreak of the Spanish-American war when be was appointed major-general of solunteers and was assigned to command a division in Rico. In 1900 he joined the China rebel ex pedition and was commander of the American forces in Peking. He was retired with the rank of brigadier-general of the United States arm, in 1901. In 1902 he represented the l'mtrd Stattc army at the coronation of Eduard VII He has published 'Life of Andrew .klexantier' (1A(181; 'Life of General Grant' (with A. Dana, 1868); 'China — Travels and Intr. tigations in the Middle Kingdom' ( 1K's.. new crl 18i0); 'Life of Charle,. A Dana' t191X's . 'Under the Old Flag (1912