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Banks; on duty in the department of the South; Army of the Potomac; and department of the Gulf.
Present at the battles of Secessionville, Culpepper, Rapidan Station, South Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg.
Engaged in the Red River campaign.
Wounded in action of Bayou Rapids. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 21, 1864.
Discharged for disability resulting from wounds received in action, Sept. 29, 1864.
Saxton, Rufus.
Born at Greenfield, Mass., Oct. 19, 1824.
Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1845, to July 1, 1849. Brevet Second Lieutenant, 3d U. S. Artillery, July 1, 1849. Second Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, Sept. 12, 1850. First Lieutenant, Mar. 2, 1855, to May 13, 1861.
In command of detachment of artillery at St. Louis Arsenal, Mo., Feb. to June, 1861; engaged in breaking up the assemblage of secessionists at Camp Jackson, May 10, 1861.
Captain, staff, Assistant Quartermaster, May 13, 1861; accepted, May 18, 1861. Chief Quartermast