Civil War Union Army Officer. He was commissioned as Colonel and commander of the 3rd New Jersey Infantry, and served as a regimental commander in the famed First New Jersey Brigade of the Army of the Potomac. He commanded the brigade itself in the Battle of Chancellorsville in the absence of its normal commander and the Battle of the Wilderness, where he was wounded. Despite his battle record, his desire to receive a promotion to general grated against superior officers, and he was discharged after his Wilderness wound. When he died it was revealed that he had at least 3 wives at one time, and several children. Two of his widows applied for Widows pensions, causing much confusion as to who deserves it for years.
Civil War Union Army Officer. He was commissioned as Colonel and commander of the 3rd New Jersey Infantry, and served as a regimental commander in the famed First New Jersey Brigade of the Army of the Potomac. He commanded the brigade itself in the Battle of Chancellorsville in the absence of its normal commander and the Battle of the Wilderness, where he was wounded. Despite his battle record, his desire to receive a promotion to general grated against superior officers, and he was discharged after his Wilderness wound. When he died it was revealed that he had at least 3 wives at one time, and several children. Two of his widows applied for Widows pensions, causing much confusion as to who deserves it for years.
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