James Bintliff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Bintliff

American general

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1824

Place of Birth: Salterhebble, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 16-Mar-1901

Profession: military officer, editor, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

James Bintliff (November 1, 1824 – March 16, 1901) was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
He briefly commanded brigades for three weeks near the end of 1864 and during most of the crucial month of April 1865.
In 1866, he was nominated for appointment as and confirmed as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers in recognition of his conspicuous gallantry during the Third Battle of Petersburg on the final day of the Siege of Petersburg, April 2, 1865.
On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Bintliff for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from the final date of the fighting at Petersburg, April 2, 1865.
The United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866.
In civilian life, Bintliff was one of the founders of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.
He was editor, publisher and proprietor of three newspapers, one before the Civil War and two after the war.
He was a Wisconsin state government official for fourteen years from 1876 to 1891.