sville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, and the battles following; engaged at Petersburg and Weldon Railroad. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 9, 1864.
Mustered out, Oct. 17, 1864.
Died at Newtonville, Mass., Mar. 23, 1889.
Tower, zealous Bates.
Born at Cohasset, Mass., Jan. 12, 1819.
Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1837, to July 1, 1841. Second Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, July 1, 1841. Brevet First Lieutenant, Apr. 18, 1847. First Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, Apr. 24, 1847. Brevet Captain, Aug. 20, 1847. Brevet Major, Sept. 13, 1847.
Captain, Corps of Engineers, July 1, 1855. Chief engineer in the defence of Fort Pickens, Fla., Feb. 20, 1861, to May 10, 1862.
Major, Aug. 6, 1861.
Present at the repulse of the attack on Santa Rosa Island, Fla., Oct. 9, 1861, and participated in the bombardments of the work, Nov. 22-23, 1861, and Jan. 1, 1862. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, Nov. 22, 1861. Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 23, 1861; accepted, June 14, 1862.
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