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months occupied in active warfare with the bands of guerillas which infested the neighborhood of
Washington.
Engaged in the active raids of
General Sheridan in 1864, in the
Valley of the Shenandoah, during which he had thirteen horses shot under him. Engaged in the battle of
Rockville, Va.; in charge of “Provisional Brigade,” July 26.
Engaged in the
battle of Winchester, Va. In command of “Reserve Brigade,” Sept. 8.
Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Oct. 19, 1864.
Died at
Middleton, Va., Oct. 20, 1864, of wounds received at
Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864.
Born at
Northampton, Mass, Nov. 1, 1824.
Lieut. Colonel, 27th Mass. Infantry, Sept. 16, 1861.
Present at the battles of
Roanoke Island, New Berne,
Kinston, Goldsboroa,
Washington,
Core Creek,
Gum Swamp,
White Hall.
Resigned, May 27, 1863.
Brevet Colonel and
Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865.
Died at
Montreal, Canada, Nov. 12, 1889.
Born at
Boston, Mass., Mar. 19, 1826.
Served during the
Mexican War as
First Lieutenant, 2d Ohio Infantry, May 29, 1846.
Mustered out, June 21, 1847.
Captain, 2d Ohio Infantry, July 16, 1847.
Mustered out, July 25, 1848.
Private, 11th Ind. Infantry, three months service, Apr. 15, 1861.
Captain, Apr. 16, 1861.
Lieut. Colonel, Apr. 25, 1861.
Engaged in the capture of
Romney, Va., June 11, 1861.
Joined
General Pattison's command at
Bunker Hill, Va., July 29, 1861.
Mustered out, Aug. 4, 1861.
Lieut. Colonel, 11th Ind. Infantry, three years service, Aug. 7, 1861; mustered, Aug. 31, 1861.
Colonel, Sept. 3, 1861.
Engaged in expedition to Calloway's Landing,
Tennessee River, Sept. 11, 1861, to Feb. 5, 1862.
In command of regiment at the
battle of Fort Donelson, Feb. 15, 1862.
Present, in command of regiment at the
battle of Shiloh, Apr. 7, 1862.
In reserve at the siege of
Corinth.
In command of regiment and brigade in expedition to
White River, and Duvall's Bluff, during the
autumn and
winter of 1862.
Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 29, 1862.
Joined
Grant's Army at
Milliken's Bend, La., Apr. 14, 1863.
Engaged in the
battle of Port Gibson, May 1, 1863.
In command of brigade at the
battle of Champion Hills, and during the
siege of Vicksburg.
Ordered to the department of the Gulf, after the surrender of
Vicksburg.
Engaged in expedition to
Brashear City and through the
Teche country to
Opelousas from Aug. 13, 1863, to Jan. 19, 1864.
On leave of absence from Mar. 4, 1864.
On expiration of leave of absence, in command of troops at
Dauphin Island,
Fort Gaines and
Milliken's Bend, La. In command at the mouth of
White River, Ark., during the winter of 1864-65.
On duty, in command of a large district in the
state of Arkansas; at
Camden, Ark., until the close of the war. Mustered out, Aug. 24, 1865.
Born at
Chelsea, Vt., Dec. 8, 1823.
Private, Corporal and
Sergeant, 2d U. S. Dragoons, May 27, 1850, to Apr. 28, 1859.
Second Lieutenant, 1st U. S. Cavalry, Mar. 27, 1861.
On recruiting duty,
Boston, Mass. First Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Cavalry, May 3, 1861.
Insp. General, Army of
Kentucky.
Captain, 4th U. S. Cavalry, July 17, 1862.
Colonel, 1st Mass. Infantry, Oct. 1, 1862.
Engaged at the battles of
Fredericksburg,
Chancellorsville,
Gettysburg,
Locust Grove,
Wilderness and
Spotsylvania (commanding provisional brigade).
Brevet Major, U. S. Army, May 3, 1863.
Mustered out, May 28, 1864.
Colonel, 57th Mass. Infantry, July 21, 1864.
Commanding brigade, 9th corps, Army of the Potomac, and engaged at the siege of
Petersburg, battle of Poplar Grove Church, and in the defence of
Fort Stedman, Va. Captured by the rebels and confined at Libby Prison,
Richmond, Va., until the surrender of
General R. E. Lee.
Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 30, 1864.
Mustered out, Aug. 10, 1865.
Assigned to duty according to his brevet rank.
Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Army, July 2, 1863.
Brevet Colonel and
Brig. General, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865.
Major, 10th U. S. Cavalry, May 17, 1876.
Retired, June 26, 1882.
Died, at
Middletown, N. Y., Jan. 27, 1887.
Born at
Nantucket, Mass., Sept. 24, 1837.
First Lieutenant, 20th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 8, 1861; commission dated from July 10, 1861.
Captain, Nov. 8, 1861.
Major, Dec. 18, 1862.
Lieut. Colonel, May 1, 1863.
Colonel, July 5, 1863.
Took part in all the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac.
Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 14, 1864.
Brevet Maj. General, Apr. 9, 1865.
Mustered out, July 27, 1865.
Died at
Boston, Feb. 13, 1875.
Born at
Greenwich, Mass., Apr. 9, 1812.
Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1828, to July 1, 1832.
Brevet Second Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Infantry, July 1, 1832.
Second Lieutenant, Nov. 25, 1835.
First Lieutenant, June 22, 1837.
Captain, May 18, 1846, to Aug.
