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Brevet Colonel, and
Brig. General, U. S. Army, Mar. 2, 1867.
Transferred to 25th U. S. Infantry, Mar. 15, 1869.
Retired with rank of
Colonel, Dec. 15, 1870, on account of wounds in line of duty (acts, Aug. 3, 1861; July 28, 1866). Died, Feb. 14, 1894.
(Name originally
Hinks.)
Born in
Massachusetts.
Captain, 4th Wis. Infantry, July 2, 1861.
Lieut. Colonel, 21st Wis. Infantry, Oct. 15, 1862.
Colonel, Nov. 1, 1864.
Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Jan. 12, 1865.
Honorably discharged, June 16, 1865.
Born in
Massachusetts.
Captain, 173d N. Y. Infantry, Oct. 11, 1862.
Lieut. Colonel, Jan. 7, 1865.
Brevet Colonel and
Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865.
Mustered out, Oct. 18, 1865.
Born at
Hadley, Mass., Nov. 13, 1814.
Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1833, to July 1, 1837.
Second Lieutenant, 1st U. S. Artillery, July 1, 1837.
First Lieutenant, Nov. 1, 1838.
Regimental Adjutant, Sept. 1, 1841, to May 11, 1846.
Brevet Captain, U. S. Army, Sept. 23, 1846.
Brevet Captain, staff,
Assistant Adj. General, March 3, 1847.
Brevet Major, U. S. Army, June 11, 1847.
Brevet Lieut. Colonel, Sept. 13, 1847.
Captain, 1st Artillery, Oct. 29, 1848.
Vacated, Oct. 29, 1848.
Resigned, Feb. 21, 1853.
Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, May 17, 1861.
In the defences of
Washington, Aug. 12, 1861, to Dec., 1861.
Guarding the lower Potomac, Dec., 1861, to Mar. 10, 1862.
In the
Virginia Peninsular campaign, Mar.–Aug, 1862; engaged in the siege of
Yorktown, Apr. 5 to May 4, 1862;
battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862.
Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, May 5, 1862.
In the
battle of Fair Oaks, June 1, 1862; combat of Williamsburg Road, June 25, 1862;
battle of Glendale, June 30, 1862;
battle of Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862; and re-occupation and action of
Malvern Hill, Aug. 5, 1862.
In the
northern Virginia campaign; engaged in the action of Bristoe Station, Aug. 27, 1862;
battle of Manassas, Aug. 29-30, 1862; and
battle of Chantilly, Sept. 1, 1862.
In command of 1st Corps, Army of the Potomac, Sept 6-17, 1862.
In
Maryland campaign; engaged in
battle of South Mountain, Sept. 14, 1862, and
battle of Antietam, Sept. 16-17, 1862, where he was severely wounded.
On sick leave of absence, disabled by wound, Sept. 18 to Nov. 10, 1862.
Brig. General, U. S. Army, Sept. 20, 1862.
In the
Rappahannock campaign, in command of 5th Corps, Nov. 10, of centre grand division (3d and 5th Corps), Nov. 16, 1862, and of the Army of the Potomac, Jan. 26, 1863; engaged in the
battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862; action of
Kelly's Ford, Mar. 17, 1863; and
battle of Chancellorsville, May 2-4, 1863.
In pursuit of the enemy to
Pennsylvania till June 28, 1863, when he relinquished the command of the Army of the Potomac, which was engaged in the action of
Brandy Station, June 9, 1863; and skirmishes at
Aldie,
Middleburg and
Upperville, Va., June 17-21, 1863.
Received the thanks of Congress, Jan. 28, 1864, “for the skill, energy and endurance which first covered
Washington and
Baltimore from the meditated blow of the advancing and powerful army of rebels led by
General Robert E. Lee.”
Awaiting orders at
Baltimore, Md., June 28 to Sept. 24, 1863.
In command of 11th and 12th Army Corps, Sept. 24, 1863; in operations about
Chattanooga, Oct., 1863, to May, 1864; engaged in combat of
Lookout Valley, Oct. 27-28, 1863; capture of
Lookout Mountain, Nov. 24, 1863;
battle of Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863; and combat of
Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, 1863.
In the invasion of Georgia, Army of the
Cumberland, May 2 to July 20, 1864; engaged in the combat of Mill Creek Gap, May 8, 1864;
battle of Resaca, May 14-15, 1864; action of
Cassville, May 19, 1864;
battle of New Hope Church, May 25, 1864; movement with almost daily severe engagements against
Pine Mountain, May 26 to July 2, 1864; pursuit of the enemy with frequent skirmishes to the
Chattahoochee, which was crossed, July 17, 1864; actions near
Atlanta, July 18-19, 1864; combat of
Peach Tree Creek, July 20, 1864; and siege of
Atlanta, July 22-30, 1864.
Awaiting orders, July 30 to Sept. 28, 1864.
In command of northern department, headquarters at
Cincinnati, Sept. 28, 1864, to July 5, 1865; of department of the East, headquarters, New York City, July 8, 1865, to Aug. 6, 1866, and department of the Lakes, Aug. 23, 1866, to June 1, 1867.
Brevet Maj. General, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865.
Mustered out of volunteer service, Sept. 1, 1866.
Retired, as
Maj. General, from active service at his own request, Oct. 15, 1868, for disability contracted in the line of duty.
Died at
Garden City, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1879.
Born in
Massachusetts.
Second Lieutenant, 7th Kan. Cavalry, Dec. 11, 1861.
Captain, May 27, 1862.
Resigned, Sept. 3, 1862.
Lieut. Colonel, 15th Kan. Cavalry, Oct. 17, 1863.
Brevet Colonel and
Brig. General,
U. S. Vounteers, Mar. 13, 1865.
Resigned, July 19, 1865.
