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ty on the seacoast, he went to Virgina in time to take part in the campaign on the Chickahominy in June, 1862. He continued in his lieutenancy during the battles of Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, and Fredericksburg and then, on account of the disability of his ranking officers, was promoted to command of the company. At Gettysburg, in the bloody fight of July 1st, he was severely wounded in the arm and was captured by the enemy. His arm was amputated by Surgeon Tazewell Tyler, son of President John Tyler, and he lay in camp hospital seventeen days and was then transferred to a hospital at Chester, Pa. In September, 1863, he was sent to the military prison on Johnson's island, Lake Erie, where he endured the privations of a prisoner and the rigors of the Northern winter, until February 28, 1865, when he was sent to Richmond for exchange. On account of his empty sleeve he was granted a furlough March 10th, during which the war came to an end. Since then he has been influential in the