, 1861.
Present at the battle of Williamsburg.
Wounded and disabled at the battle of Fair Oaks. Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, July 17, 1862.
Mustered out, Dec. 4, 1865.
Died at Pittsfield, Mass., Sept. 22, 1887.
Brooks, Horace.
Born at Boston, Mass., Aug. 14, 1814.
Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1831, to July 1, 1835. Brevet Second Lieutenant, 2d U. S. Artillery, July 1, 1835. Second Lieutenant, Dec. 28, 1835. Brevet First Lieutenant, Dec. 31, 1835. First Lieutenant, Feb. 8, 1837.
Captain, June 18, 1846. Brevet Major, Aug. 20, 1847. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, Sept. 8, 1847.
In defence of Washington, D. C., Feb.–Mar., 1861.
Major, Apr. 28, 1861.
At Fort Pickens, Fla., Apr. to Oct., 1861. Lieut. Colonel, Oct. 26, 1861.
At Fort Jefferson, Fla., Nov., 1861, to Mar., 1862.
At Philadelphia, Penn., Apr.–May, 1862.
On leave of absence, May to July, 1862.
Member of Board for Retiring Disabled Officers, July to Sept., 1862. Superintendent of volunteer recruiting service