JAMES HARRIS BALLENGER
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Officer Rank: Special Deputy U.S. Marshal
Memorial Panel: 49-W: 31
Department: U.S. Marshals Service
End of Watch: July 22, 1892
Cause: SHOT
Age: 28
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Special Deputy U.S. Marshal Ballenger was shot in Putnam County, Tennessee as he and two deputies surrounded a barricaded suspect. The suspect was a former postmaster and had been dismissed for stealing mail. The deputies held a warrant for his arrest. The suspect fatally shot Deputy Ballenger in the abdomen from the second story window. The suspect escaped.
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