James Jackson Dana, Brigadier General, United States Army

James Jackson Dana
Brigadier General, United States Army

James Jackson Dana of Massachusetts
Appointed from New York, Second Lieuenant, 4th U. S. Arillery, 18 June 1855
First Lieutenant, 10 January 1857
Regimental Quartermaster, 20 February to 24 August 1861
Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, 3 August 1861
Lieuenant Colonel, Quartermaster Department, 1 January to 17 July 1863
Colonel, Quartermaster Department, 2 August 1864 to 1 January 1867
Major, Quartermaster Department, 18 January 1867
Lieutenant Colonel, Quartermaster Department, 13 February 1882
Retired 9 April 1885
Breveted Major, Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel, 13 March 1865 for faithful and meritorious services during the war
Brevetted Brigadier General, 13 March 1865 for faithful and meritorious services in the Quartermaster Department during the war
Died 15 September 1898
DANA, JAMES J
LT COL BVT BRIG GEN USA
DATE OF DEATH: 09/15/1898
BURIED AT: SITE LOT 66 W
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

DANA, THESTA W/O DANA, JAS J
DATE OF DEATH: 05/03/1907
BURIED AT: SECTION OFFRS SITE LOT 66
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
WIFE OF JJ DANA, COL USA RTD

DANA, MARY D/O JAMES J
DATE OF DEATH: 03/01/1882
BURIED AT: SECTION O S SITE 66
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
DAUGHTER OF JJ DANA, COL U S A

Posted: 24 July 2005