James Wellborn Starnes (July 19, 1817 – June 30, 1863) was an American medical doctor and planter who served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, commanding the 4th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.Allardice 2008, p. 355.
Biography Wellborn was commissioned a colonel in the Confederate States Army and commanded a brigade under Bedford Forest. In one genealogical source, he is referred to as a general.
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Bibliography Allardice, Bruce S. (2008). Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register. Columbia and London: University of Missouri Press. p. 355.
Further reading
Guild, George B. (1913). A Brief Narrative of the Fourth Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Wheeler's Corps, Army of Tennessee. Nashville, TN. pp. 19–20, 247–249. Tullos, Tom (Spring 1992). "History of Genl. James Wellborn Starnes of Williamson County". Warwick, Richard; Manning, Ed (eds.). Williamson County Historical Society Journal, no. 22. pp. 71–83. Warwick, Rich, ed. (2010). "Portraits of Williamson County, continued". Williamson County Historical Society Journal, no. 41. p. 51.