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James Conner (general)
James Conner (September 1, 1829 – June 26, 1883), was a Confederate States Army brigadier-general during the American Civil War. He was a lawyer in South Carolina both before and after the war and was elected State attorney general of South Carolina in 1876.
==Early life==
James Conner was born on September 1, 1829 in Charleston, South Carolina. After graduating from that state's College in 1849, he studied law and practiced it in Charleston. In 1856, he was appointed United States district attorney and served in this office until 1860. Conner authored ''The History of a Suit at Law'' (1857). He prosecuted the famous case against the slave ship ''Echo''.〔The USS Dolphin captured the ''Echo'', a ship based in New Orleans, Louisiana, off the coast of Cuba with 318 slaves aboard. The captain was sent to Boston, Massachusetts for trial but the crew was sent to Charleston, South Carolina. The surviving Africans were repatriated. In April 1859, a jury in Charleston found the crew members not guilty of violating United States laws against the slave trade. Andrew, Rod. (''Wade Hampton: Confederate warrior to southern redeemer'' ). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8078-3193-9. Retrieved July 26, 2011. pp.54–55〕 He also prosecuted a member of William Walker's filibustering effort. Conner was a secessionist and supported the calling of a secessionist convention. Although he was a member of the convention, he did not vote on the ordinance of secession.
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