Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War first as a Captain in the 5th Pennsylvania Reserves, then as Lieutenant Colonel of the 200th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. On March 15, 1865, he was brevetted Colonel, US Volunteers for "coolness, bravery and skill at Ft. Steedman, Virginia." On April 2, 1865, he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers "for valuable and meritorious service in the assault in front of Ft. Sedgwick, Virginia." He was on the staff of officers who were responsible for securing the President Lincoln assassination conspirators at The Arsenal Penitentiary in Washington, D.C.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War first as a Captain in the 5th Pennsylvania Reserves, then as Lieutenant Colonel of the 200th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. On March 15, 1865, he was brevetted Colonel, US Volunteers for "coolness, bravery and skill at Ft. Steedman, Virginia." On April 2, 1865, he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers "for valuable and meritorious service in the assault in front of Ft. Sedgwick, Virginia." He was on the staff of officers who were responsible for securing the President Lincoln assassination conspirators at The Arsenal Penitentiary in Washington, D.C.
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