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1839 - 1907 (67 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
James Holton Rice |
Title |
Colonel |
Born |
14 Sep 1839 |
Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts |
Gender |
Male |
Military Service |
Civil War, Union Army |
Took part in the Battle of Ball's Bluff, 21 Oct 1861, the Siege of Yorktown, the Battle of West Point and, the Battle of Fair Oaks, 1 Jun 1862. On 25 Jun 1862 at Fair Oaks he was shot. After his recovery he was stationed at Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Indiana as a prison guard until the close of the war.
On 1 May 1865 he served as one of the honor guard that stood watch over President Lincoln's body as it lay in state in the state capitol at Indianapolis, Indiana.
3 May 1867 at Nicholasville, Kentucky while attempting to arrest 3 Regulators (an outlaw group similar to the Klu Klux Klan) he was seriously wounded in the face, shoulder and, arm.
From May to October of 1870 he served at forts Sully and Rice in the Dakota Territory where he fought in skirmishes against the Indians. He retired 23 Dec 1873 due to service related woulds and disabilities. |
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James H Rice Commissioned. James H Rice Commissioned. |
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James H Rice Promoted Captain. James H Rice Promoted Captain. |
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James H Rice Wounded Fair Oaks. James H Rice Wounded Fair Oaks. |
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The Siege of Yorktown Published by; C. Bohn, 1862, Washington, D.C. and Old Point Comfort, Va. |
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Siege of Yorktown. The Siege of Yorktown, Virginia. Federal Battery, Number 4 ready with 13 inch mortars. James F, Gibson, photographer. |
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The Battle of Ball's Bluff. This Started as a minor reconnaissance operation. Acting upon poor information and not being prepared the Union forces attempted a raid on a Confederate encampment and it lead to a humiliating defeat. Colonel and U.S. Senator Edward Dickinson Baker lost his life in the battle. To date he is the only United States Senator ever killed in battle. Currier & Ives print, New York circa 1861. |
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The Union forces had to cross the Potomic River To get to the site of the Battle of Ball's Bluff. When they were pushed back there were too few boats to handle the retreat and the boats that were there were quickly overloaded and swamped. 223 Union soldiers were killed, 226 were wounded, and 553 were captured. Numbers that dwarf the losses suffered by the Confederate forces that day. Discovering bodies at the Potomac. A drawing by Alfred R. Waud. Ball' s Bluff 22 October 1861. |
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Battle of Fair Oaks in more modern works often called the Battle of Seven Pines. Note the balloon in the upper left corner. Currier & Ives print, New York 1862. |
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Union cannoneers Fair Oaks. Photo from a rare hand colored stereograph transparency. The photo shows Union cannoneers preparing as infantry soldiers line up in the distance by the Chickahominy River, near Fair Oaks, Virginia, in June, 1862. |
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The balloon "Intrepid" at Battle of Fair Oaks. the Union Army was accompanied by the Union Army Balloon Corps commanded by Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe. The tethered balloons trailed a telegraph wire which was used to communicate observations to the ground. Photograph by Mathew Brady |
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Aftermath of Fair Oaks. Union forces burring their dead. Both sides took heavy losses. Both sides claimed victory. "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon “the Century War Series" Volume 2 page 240. Robert Underwood Johnson. Published by The Century Company, New York 1887. |
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Rebel prisoners, Camp Morton Indianapolis. Rebel prisoners, Camp Morton Indianapolis. |
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Lincoln Funeral Indianapolis. A postcard showing the Indiana state capitol as it appeared during President Lincoln's funeral. |
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Fort Sully. Fanny Kelly arriving at Fort Sully after being released from captivity. From her book; "Narrative Of My Captivity Among The Sioux Indians" published 1873. |
Died |
9 Aug 1907 |
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts |
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James Holton Rice Death. James Holton Rice Death. |
Buried |
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States |
Siblings |
4 siblings |
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Headstones |
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Person ID |
I35009 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
20 Jul 2018 |
Father |
Edmund Rice, Jr, b. 25 Sep 1813, d. 24 May 1888, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 74 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Martha Ann Fletcher, b. 31 Mar 1816, Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts , d. 16 Feb 1892, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts (Age 75 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Married |
1 May 1836 |
Family ID |
F11201 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Margaret Elizabeth Graham, b. 8 Feb 1856, Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 26 Apr 1915, Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 59 years) |
Married |
19 May 1887 |
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts |
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Rice-Graham Marriage. Rice-Graham Marriage. |
Last Modified |
20 Jul 2018 |
Family ID |
F11214 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 14 Sep 1839 - Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts |
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| Married - 3 Mar 1864 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Married - 19 May 1887 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts |
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| Died - 9 Aug 1907 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts |
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| Buried - - Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States |
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Photos |
| Col. J. H. Rice. Historical Brighton, Volume Two, An Illustrated History Of Brighton And It's Citizens by J.P.C. Winship. George A. Warren publisher, Boston, 1902. Page 68. |
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