caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance image_size placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
james scott negley 1846 -- 1848 , 1861 -- 1865 usa army union army plainfield , new jersey 7 august 1901 pittsburgh , pennsylvania united states of america union 200 place of burial american civil war 26 december 1826 allegheny cemetery , pittsburgh , pennsylvania 35px major general james scott negley.jpg james s. negley
 james scott negley
james s. negley

james scott negley -lrb- december 26 , 1826 -- august 7 , 1901 -rrb- was an american civil war general , farmer , railroader , and u.s. representative from the state of pennsylvania .
he played a key role in the union victory at the battle of murfreesboro .
