Career
Foreign the United States. Army engineer and frontiersman, see James Allen (Army engineer) On April 24, 1861, shortly after the outbreak of the American Civil War, James Allen enlisted in Company F of the 16th New York Infantry. During the battle, Allen singlehandedly captured 14 Confederate soldiers of the 16th Georgia Infantry, who had mistakenly believed they were opposed by a superior force. Allen also captured a Confederate flag in this action.
Allen died on August 31, 1913, and was laid to rest in the Oakland Cemetery in Saint Paul.
