James Wellborn Starnes

James Wellborn Starnes was an American physician and planter who served as a senior officer of the Confederate [States Army], commanding the 4th Tennessee [Cavalry Regiment |4th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment] in the Western [Theater of the American Civil War|Western Theater] of the American Civil War.

Biography

Wellborn was commissioned a colonel in the Confederate States Army and commanded a brigade under Bedford Forest. In one genealogical source, he is referred to as a general.''''''