James Breckinridge b. 1 Sep 1837 Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 1 Apr 1865 Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA: JHBL Genealogy

1837 - 1865 (27 years)

Name	James Breckinridge
Born	1 Sep 1837	Botetourt, Virginia, USA [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Birth	1 Sep 1837	Catawba, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Birth	Exact location unknown
Residence	1850	Botetourt, Virginia, USA [1]
Died	1 Apr 1865	Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA [2, 3, 4]
Person ID	I406	mytree
Last Modified	20 Jul 2022

Father	Cary Breckinridge, b. 13 Feb 1796, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA , d. 25 Mar 1867, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA (Age 71 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Emma Walker Gilmer, b. 18 Jul 1807, Henry, Virginia, USA , d. 1893 (Age 85 years)
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Nov 1830	Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Family ID	F255	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Fanny Burwell, b. 1839, d. 26 Aug 1862, Bedford, Virginia, USA (Age 23 years)
Last Modified	20 Jul 2022
Family ID	F291	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 1 Sep 1837 - Botetourt, Virginia, USA
	Birth - Exact location unknown - 1 Sep 1837 - Catawba, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
	Residence - 1850 - Botetourt, Virginia, USA
	Died - 1 Apr 1865 - Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Notes

James Breckinridge was a Captain in the Confederate Army. He was commanding sharpshooters when he was killed in the Battle of Five Forks, Dinwiddie County, VA. His body was never recovered. In 1955, 5 VMI buttons were found by archeologists who were searching for artifacts before a highway was to be constructed. The buttons were sent to the Virginia Military Institute Commandant for identification. It was determined that James Breckinridge was the only VMI solder unaccounted for who fought at Five Forks. Three Breckinridge brothers were graduated from VMI and the school knew that James was the 2nd great uncle of a 1952 graduate and they wrote to his mother, Sarah St. John, asking what the family wished to do with the remains-only 5 buttons. She wrote back and said, as only a child of Virginia can, "Let the fallen warrior lie on the field where he was slain." [www.findagrave.com]

A grave marker honoring him was placed next to his wife at Longwood Cem, Bedford, VA.

[S189] 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 8, Botetourt, Virginia; Roll: M432_936; Page: 147A; Image: .
Cary Breckenridge,
Emma W.,
Mary A.,
Peachy G.,
James,
Carey,
Eliza W.,
Lucy G.,
John H.,
Emma J.,
George W.
[S57] Find A Grave.
[S116] Seldens of Virginia Vol 1, Page 103.
[S94] Melissa Ward (sarafina@delcarsdungeon.com), Papers left to her grandson, CHL III.