James Allan Jr. (January 18, 1845 - September 1, 1932) was a member of the

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Biography

Allan was born on January 18, 1845, in

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. During the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...

, he served with the 27th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army, achieving the rank of sergeant. Events he took part in include the

Siege of Vicksburg The siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed th ...

, the

Battle of Jenkins' Ferry The Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, also known as the Engagement at Jenkins' Ferry, was fought on April 30, 1864, in Hot Spring and Saline counties (present-day Grant County), Arkansas, during the American Civil War The American Civil War ...

, and the

Battle of Spanish Fort The Battle of Spanish Fort took place from March 27 to April 8, 1865, in Baldwin County, Alabama, as part of the Mobile Campaign of the Western Theater of the American Civil War. After the Union victory in the Battle of Mobile Bay, Mobile ne ...

. He died in

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, on September 1, 1932, and was interred in

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Political career

Allan was a member of the Assembly in 1879. Other positions he held include Postmaster of

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, and justice of the peace. He was a Republican.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Allan, James Jr. Politicians from Brooklyn People from Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin postmasters American justices of the peace People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Union army soldiers 1845 births 1932 deaths 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature