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James
Waterman
Watson
October 3, 1854

–

May 11, 1920

Born:

Claiborne County

, 

Mississippi

Home:

Port Gibson

, 

Mississippi

Buried: 

Port Gibson

, 

Mississippi

Cemetery:

Wintergreen Cemetery

James Watson graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, Class of 1880. He retired with disability in 1906 as a U.S. Army Major.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Cavalry)

    Division:

    10th Cavalry

    Action Date:

    March 7, 1890
    Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant General’s Office, General Orders No. 100 (December 17, 1891)

    First Lieutenant (Cavalry) James Waterman Watson, United States Army, 10th Cavalry Regiment, was cited for prompt and indefatigable pursuit of a party of renegade Apache Indian murderers, and for conspicuous gallantry in the successful encounter with them on 7 March 1890, on Salt River, Arizona.