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James Robert Maxwell
1844–1930
A Tuscaloosa memoirist and Civil War veteran, he left behind a firsthand account of Alabama life across the 19th century. His writing is especially valued for its personal view of wartime service, home life, and local history.
1 Audiobook
A history of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A.
by George Little, James Robert Maxwell
About the author
Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in 1844, James Robert Maxwell was educated at the University of Alabama and later served during the Civil War. Alabama reference sources identify him as the author of Autobiography of James Robert Maxwell of Tuskaloosa, Alabama and as a co-author of A History of Lumsden’s Battery, C.S.A.
His best-known book, published in 1926, is a personal memoir that looks back on his family, his city, and his wartime experiences. Because it was written late in life, it offers the perspective of someone trying to preserve the texture of everyday Alabama history as he remembered it.
Maxwell died in 1930. For listeners interested in memoir, regional history, and Civil War-era remembrance, his work offers a direct and often vivid voice from old Tuscaloosa.