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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Geddes , James Lorraine 1827 -1887 (search)
Geddes, James Lorraine 1827-1887
Military officer; born in Edinburgh, Scotland, March 19, 1827; emigrated to Canada in 1837; subsequently returned to the continent and enlisted in the Indian army, serving in the Punjab campaign; emigrated to Iowa in 1857; at the outbreak of the Civil War enlisted as a private, but soon received a commission, and ultimately was made brevet brigadier-general of volunteers.
He wrote a number of war songs which became very popular, among them The stars and stripes and The soldier's battle-prayer.
He died in Ames, Ia., Feb. 21, 1887.