serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
1861 & ndash ; 62 -lrb- csa -rrb- csa murfreesboro , tennessee december 31 , 1862 1833 nashville , tennessee usa of america united states of america csa 1862 confederate states place of burial american civil war 10 april 1833 mount olivet cemetery , nashville , tennessee 35px colonel 35px brigadier general -lrb- unconfirmed -rrb- jerains.jpg james edwards rains
 james edwards rains
james edwards rains

james edwards rains -lrb- april 10 , 1833 -- december 31 , 1862 -rrb- was a lawyer and colonel in the confederate states army during the american civil war .
he was appointed and nominated as a brigadier general on november 4 , 1862 , but his appointment was unconfirmed at the date of his death .
he was killed while leading his brigade at the battle of stones river -lrb- murfreesboro -rrb- on december 31 , 1862 before the confederate states senate acted on his nomination .
