Beaver, James A., Lt. Col.

James A. Beaver, Lieutenant Colonel; enlisted July 22, 1861; promoted to Colonel One Hundred and Forty-Eighth Regiment Pa. Volunteers, September 4, 1862.

(Source: History of the Forty-Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865, ed. Allen D. Albert, Geit Pub. Co., Williamsport, Pa., 1912, p. 423.)
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James A. Beaver, Field and Staff Officer, 45th Regt. Infantry, Pa. Vols., enrolled 22 Jul 1861 at Bellefonte, Pa., aged 24, a resident of Centre County; mustered in 19 Oct 1861 as Lieutenant Colonel at Harrisburg. Promoted to Colonel 148th Pa. Vols. 9-4-62. Pennsylvania State Archives online, ARIAS.

James A. Beaver, Field and Staff Officer, 148th Regt. Infantry, Pa. Vols., enrolled 4 Sep 1862 at Harrisburg, Pa., aged 25; mustered in 8 Sep 1862 as Colonel at Bealton, Va. Discharged for Disability 22 Dec 1862. S.O. #462 A.G. O. App. Brig. Gen. of Vols. by Brevet 8/1/64. Pennsylvania State Archives online, ARIAS.

(Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, Vol. 1, Samuel P. Bates, 1869, pp. 1071; Vol 4, p. 583.)