Civil War Union Army Officer. A 1853 graduated of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, he was a 1st Lieutenant in the 1st United States Regular Infantry when the Civil War began in April 1861. On October 24, 1861 he was promoted to Captain, and given a commission in the newly raised 19th United States Regular Infantry regiment. His tenure with the new unit did not last long, for in July 1862 he was promoted to Major and detailed as an Assistant Adjutant General, serving in the District of Washington (which he commanded for a time). On March 1, 1864 he was commissioned as a Colonel of Volunteers, and was given command of the 11th New York Volunteer Cavalry, replacing Colonel James Barrett Swain, who had been dismissed from the service in February 1864. Colonel Sherburne led the cavalry unit through the battles and campaigns of 1864, additionally serving as Chief of Cavalry for the Department of the Gulf from June 25 to September 8, 1864. On March 15, 1865 he was honorably discharged from his field service in the Volunteers due to illness. Returning to his regular army rank of Major and his duties as an Assistant Adjutant General, he served until he was honorably mustered out of the Army on December 28, 1870. He later served as an United States Customs Inspector before his death in San Francisco, California in 1880.
Civil War Union Army Officer. A 1853 graduated of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, he was a 1st Lieutenant in the 1st United States Regular Infantry when the Civil War began in April 1861. On October 24, 1861 he was promoted to Captain, and given a commission in the newly raised 19th United States Regular Infantry regiment. His tenure with the new unit did not last long, for in July 1862 he was promoted to Major and detailed as an Assistant Adjutant General, serving in the District of Washington (which he commanded for a time). On March 1, 1864 he was commissioned as a Colonel of Volunteers, and was given command of the 11th New York Volunteer Cavalry, replacing Colonel James Barrett Swain, who had been dismissed from the service in February 1864. Colonel Sherburne led the cavalry unit through the battles and campaigns of 1864, additionally serving as Chief of Cavalry for the Department of the Gulf from June 25 to September 8, 1864. On March 15, 1865 he was honorably discharged from his field service in the Volunteers due to illness. Returning to his regular army rank of Major and his duties as an Assistant Adjutant General, he served until he was honorably mustered out of the Army on December 28, 1870. He later served as an United States Customs Inspector before his death in San Francisco, California in 1880.
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