Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Enlisted as a private, and rose through the ranks to Brevet Brigadier General in 38 months. Served as a Captain in the 6th Pennsylvania Reserves, as Provost Marshal on the staff of Brigadier General Samuel Crawford, and as Colonel and commander of the 191st Pennsylvani Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded at Antietam, and Petersburg, and spent seven months as a POW at Libby Prison in Richmond, Belle Isle, Salisbury, and Danville. He received battlefield commendations for valor at Antietam, Petersburg, and Gettysburg, where he captured the only Confederate artillery piece taken on the second day. He was brevetted Brigadier General. US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "conspicuous gallantry and meritorious services throughout the war". He died at his residence, 262 West 21st Street, New York City, from the results of exposure he endured as a prisoner.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Enlisted as a private, and rose through the ranks to Brevet Brigadier General in 38 months. Served as a Captain in the 6th Pennsylvania Reserves, as Provost Marshal on the staff of Brigadier General Samuel Crawford, and as Colonel and commander of the 191st Pennsylvani Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded at Antietam, and Petersburg, and spent seven months as a POW at Libby Prison in Richmond, Belle Isle, Salisbury, and Danville. He received battlefield commendations for valor at Antietam, Petersburg, and Gettysburg, where he captured the only Confederate artillery piece taken on the second day. He was brevetted Brigadier General. US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "conspicuous gallantry and meritorious services throughout the war". He died at his residence, 262 West 21st Street, New York City, from the results of exposure he endured as a prisoner.
Bio by: Kevin Carle
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