Advertisement

Thomas Isaac Coffin Amory

Advertisement

Thomas Isaac Coffin Amory

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
7 Oct 1864 (aged 35)
Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
Centaurea Path, Section 19, Lot 3076
Memorial ID
View Source
Suggest Edits
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. An 1851 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, he was made a Captain in the 7th United States Regular Infantry at the start of the Civil War. He was subsequently promoted to Major of the 8th United States Regular Infantry before being commissioned in the Volunteer service as Colonel and commander of the 17th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. At the same rank, he was then appointed as Commissary of Musters for the XVIII Corps serving in the Department of North Carolina. He was serving on active duty in Beaufort, North Carolina when he died in October 1864. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on October 1, 1864 for "gallant and meritorious services during the war".
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. An 1851 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, he was made a Captain in the 7th United States Regular Infantry at the start of the Civil War. He was subsequently promoted to Major of the 8th United States Regular Infantry before being commissioned in the Volunteer service as Colonel and commander of the 17th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. At the same rank, he was then appointed as Commissary of Musters for the XVIII Corps serving in the Department of North Carolina. He was serving on active duty in Beaufort, North Carolina when he died in October 1864. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on October 1, 1864 for "gallant and meritorious services during the war".

Bio by: RPD2

Family Members

Parents
Siblings
Children

Advertisement

See more Amory memorials in:

Flower Delivery

Explore more

Advertisement

How famous was Thomas Isaac Coffin Amory ?

Current rating:

39 votes

Sign-in to cast your vote.

  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: RPD2
  • Added: Apr 8, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7339486/thomas_isaac_coffin-amory: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Isaac Coffin Amory (27 Nov 1828–7 Oct 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7339486, citing Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.