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Wilson, James Harrison

soldier, author, was born Sept. 2, 1837, near Shawneetown, Ill. He was educated at the common schools, at McKendree college, and at the United States Military academy. He graduated from the latter institution in 1860, and after serving in various grades, was brevetted major-general for gallant and meritorious services in the capture of Fort Pulaski, the battles of Chattanooga, the Wilderness, and Nashville, and the capture of Selma, and was honorably discharged at his own request on Dec. 31, 1870. Since that time he has been largely engaged in railroad and engineering operations. He is the author of China; Life of Andrew J. Alexander; Travels and Investigations in the Middle Kingdom; and also, in conjunction with Charles A. Dana, The Life of Gen. U.

S. Grant.