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In 1839–1846 Charles T. James owned the southern half of the Brewster-Coffin House (High St.) in [[Newburyport, Massachusetts]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=pmxNAAAAMAAJ&pg=PT62#PPT62,M1 Old Newburyport Houses] by Albert Hale, published 1912, p. 40</ref> During this time he worked on several steam mill projects in the area. Steam mills promoted by Charles T. James in Newburyport included the Barlett Mill, the James Steam Mill (built in 1843 with 17,000 spindles) and the Globe (later Peabody) Steam Mill (built in 1846 with 12,200 spindles). He also promoted mills in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]] 1845-6, the Naumkeag Steam Cotton Mill in [[Salem, Massachusetts]], the Essex steam mill, and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20060903195757/http://www1.fandm.edu/x7219.xml Conestoga Steam Mill] in [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]] in 1844-45. Later he was closely involved with the [[Graniteville, South Carolina|Graniteville]] Mill in South Carolina with [[William Gregg (industrialist)|William Gregg]].
At some time James achieved the rank of major general in the [[Rhode Island militia]], probably in the 1840s.{{sfn|Ripley|1984|pp=169–171}}
==United States Senator==
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== Civil War and death ==
James developed a family of early rifled projectiles and a [[rifling]] system for [[artillery]] that saw use by the Union Army in the [[American Civil War]]. The weapon most correctly called a [[James rifle]] is a 14-pounder (3.8-inch) weapon, usually made of bronze; this was the only weapon designed entirely by James that saw extensive service. Except for the material, it closely resembles the iron [[3-inch Ordnance rifle]] that saw more widespread use. His rifling system was used to convert pre-war [[smoothbore]] 6-pounder,<ref>
On October 16, 1862, during the demonstration of a projectile at [[Sag Harbor, New York|Sag Harbor]], [[Long Island]], New York, a worker attempted to remove a cap from a [[Shell (projectile)|shell]]. It exploded, killing the man and mortally wounding James, who died the next day.{{sfn|Dickey|1980|p=147}} Following his death, few of his weapons were produced.{{sfn|Ripley|1984|pp=169–171, 300–301}} His projectiles were gradually replaced with [[Hotchkiss et Cie|Hotchkiss]] projectiles due to stripping of the lead [[sabot]].<ref name=CWArty1>[http://www.civilwarartillery.com/inventors/james.htm General Charles Tillinghast James at CivilWarArtillery.com]</ref>
==Legacy==
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