James Hagan (Confederate colonel)
| James Hagan (Confederate colonel) | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 17, 1822 County Tyrone, Ireland |
| Died | November 6, 1901 (aged 79) Mobile, Alabama |
| Buried | Magnolia Cemetery Mobile, Alabama |
| Allegiance |
United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Service/ |
United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1846–1848 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
| Rank |
 Captain Colonel, CSA Acting Brigadier General
|
| Unit | Hays's Texas Rangers 3rd U.S. Dragoons 1st Mississippi Cavalry |
| Commands held | 3rd Alabama Cavalry 1st Brigade, Martin's Cavalry Division Hagan's Cavalry Brigade |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Other work | Plantation manager |
James Hagan (June 17, 1822 – November 6, 1901) was a United States Army captain during the Mexican-American War and a Confederate States Army colonel during the American Civil War (Civil War). He was a prosperous businessman and planter at Mobile, Alabama between the wars.
Although he commanded a brigade during most of 1863 and from August 1864 until the end of the war, he was never appointed a brigadier general by Confederate President Jefferson Davis or confirmed as a general officer by the Confederate Senate.
James Hagan was born in County Tyrone, Ireland on June 17, 1822. His family moved to a farm near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when he was still at an early age. He was educated at Clermont Academy in Philadelphia. He moved to Alabama in 1837. His prosperous uncle, John Hagen of New Orleans, Louisiana, took him into the family business and set him up in Mobile, Alabama to manage the Hagan business there.
Hagan served in Hays's Texas Rangers, a cavalry unit in Major General Zachary Taylor's army during the Mexican-American War. Hagan was recognized for his gallantry at the Battle of Monterrey. He was commissioned a captain in the 3rd U.S. Dragoons in 1848. He was discharged on July 31, 1848. After the war, he returned to Mobile where he bought and subsequently managed a plantation instead of remaining in the family mercantile business.
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