James Holt Clanton

James Holt Clanton
Brigadier General James Holt Clanton, CSA photo taken between 1863 and 1865
Born	(1827-01-08)January 8, 1827 Columbia County, Georgia
Died	August 27, 1871(1871-08-27) (aged 44) Knoxville, Tennessee
Place of burial	Oakwood Cemetery (Montgomery, Alabama)
Allegiance	United States Confederate States of America
Service/branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1846–47 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA)
Rank	Private (USA) Brigadier General (CSA)
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War American Civil War

James Holt Clanton (January 8, 1827 – September 27, 1871) was an American soldier, lawyer, legislator, and was later also a Confederate soldier. He enlisted in the United States Army for service during the Mexican–American War, and later was a Confederate Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. Following the war he returned to practicing law and later was murdered in a private feud in Tennessee.