James Harden

  • Birth

    Birth

    James Harden is born in Greenville, Virginia.
  • C.S.A

    C.S.A

    Tranied in Military Science and Tactics before joining the C.S.A. The C.S.A was the Confederacy during the civil war.
  • Start of James Harden's war

    Start of James Harden's war

    James Harden starts the civil war at Staunton
  • Sergeant Major

    Sergeant Major

    Harden was moved up to be the Sergeant Major. The Sergeant Major is the highest rank in the United Staes army.
  • illness in camp

    illness in camp

    150 people were sick in Harden's camp with remittent fever.
  • Winchester

    Winchester

    Harden was stationed at Winchester.
  • Acting Assistant Adjutant General

    Acting Assistant Adjutant General

    Harden was the Acting Assistant Adjutant General for the 2nd Brigade Army of the Kanawha.
  • Resigned and discharged

    Resigned and discharged

    Harden resigned and discharged from the war.
  • Acting Adjutant

    Acting Adjutant

    Harden became acting adjutant for the twenty third Virginia Battalion.
  • First Lieutenant

    First Lieutenant

    Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant of the twenty third Battalion.
  • Droop Mountain

    Droop Mountain

    Harden was praised for distinguished gallantry at the battle of Droop Mountain. The Battle of Droop Mountain was a battle in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
  • Second Battle of Rappahannock Station

    Second Battle of Rappahannock Station

    James Harden's second battle of the Civil War is the Second Battle of Rappahannock Station. The Second Battle of Rappahannock Station was a big battle that the Union won.
  • Salt Sulphur Springs

    Salt Sulphur Springs

    The Confederates are pushed back to Salt Sulphur Springs.
  • Battle of Snicker's Ferry

    Battle of Snicker's Ferry

    The Confederate's won the battle of Snicker's Ferry by a great margin. The battle was fought in in Clarke County, Virginia.
  • Grant

    Grant

    Harden and the Confederates thought that Ulysses Grant was dead but in was just a rumor. Ulysses Grant was the general of the Union.
  • First Battle of Deep Bottom

    First Battle of Deep Bottom

    Harden and the Confederates won at the first battle of Deep Bottom. The battle was fought at Deep Bottom in Henrico County, Virginia.
  • Battle of Globe Tavern

    Battle of Globe Tavern

    The battle of Globe Tavern was the second attempt of the Union Army to sever the Weldon Railroad. The Union won the battle.
  • Third Battle of Winchester

    Third Battle of Winchester

    Harden was captured at the third battle of Winchester.
  • Released

    Released

    Harden was held at Fort Deleware. Then he was released on an oath.
  • Missing

    Missing

    Harden left his friend house and said he was going home to his mother and father but did not come. Harden was unwell when he left the friends house.
  • Railroad agent

    Railroad agent

    After the Civil War was over James Harden went on to be a railroad agent in his home state of Virginia.
  • Death

    Death

    James Harden dies in Dillwyn, Virginia.