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James Lorraine Geddes
James Lorraine Geddes (March 19, 1827 – February 21, 1887) was a soldier in India, a brigade commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, college administrator and professor, and military songwriter.
Biography.
Geddes was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. In his boyhood he was taken to Canada, but in 1843 he returned to Scotland. He then studied at Calcutta in the British military academy, entered the British Army in the Royal Horse Artillery, and after distinguishing himself
James Geddes
James Geddes may refer to:
- James Geddes (engineer) (1763–1838), American engineer, surveyor, New York State legislator and U.S. Congressman
- James Geddes (Louisville and Nashville Railroad), namesake of James Geddes Engine Company No. 6, Nashville, Tennessee
- James Davidson Geddes (c. 1844–1895), Canadian accountant, rancher and politician
- James Lorraine Geddes (1827–1887), British Army and Union Army soldier