Civil War Union Army Officer. He was serving as pastor of the Cortland Methodist Church in Cortland, New York when the Civil War began in April 1861. He helped recruit what became Company A of the 76th New York Volunteer Infantry, and was commissioned its Captain and commander on October 8, 1861. He led his men through the 1862 Peninsular Campaign and in the August 1862 Battle of Second Bull Run. In the last battle he was severely wounded, and he was invalidated out of the Army due to those wounds on December 20, 1862. He was much respected in his regiment, and after his men petitioned for him to return to the field, he re-enlisted, and was commissioned Major of the regiment on February 6, 1863. He was in command of the unit as it approached Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 1, 1863. Rushed to the area known as Oak Hill north of the town to support the hard-pressed Union cavalry, the 76th New York Infantry formed a battle line, and withstood terrible fire from superior Confederate numbers in their front. Major Grover, after placing his men, was shot and killed in the opening moments of the barrage. His men eventually fell back in the face of overwhelming numbers, and Major Grover's body was eventually buried by Union prisoners. After the battle a delegation traveled from Cortland, New York to retrieve his remains. After dealing with Army red tape, his remains were located, and brought home for burial. His name is inscribed on the 76th New York Infantry Monument, located on Reynolds Avenue at its intersection with Wadsworth and Buford Avenues in the Gettysburg National Military Park.
Civil War Union Army Officer. He was serving as pastor of the Cortland Methodist Church in Cortland, New York when the Civil War began in April 1861. He helped recruit what became Company A of the 76th New York Volunteer Infantry, and was commissioned its Captain and commander on October 8, 1861. He led his men through the 1862 Peninsular Campaign and in the August 1862 Battle of Second Bull Run. In the last battle he was severely wounded, and he was invalidated out of the Army due to those wounds on December 20, 1862. He was much respected in his regiment, and after his men petitioned for him to return to the field, he re-enlisted, and was commissioned Major of the regiment on February 6, 1863. He was in command of the unit as it approached Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 1, 1863. Rushed to the area known as Oak Hill north of the town to support the hard-pressed Union cavalry, the 76th New York Infantry formed a battle line, and withstood terrible fire from superior Confederate numbers in their front. Major Grover, after placing his men, was shot and killed in the opening moments of the barrage. His men eventually fell back in the face of overwhelming numbers, and Major Grover's body was eventually buried by Union prisoners. After the battle a delegation traveled from Cortland, New York to retrieve his remains. After dealing with Army red tape, his remains were located, and brought home for burial. His name is inscribed on the 76th New York Infantry Monument, located on Reynolds Avenue at its intersection with Wadsworth and Buford Avenues in the Gettysburg National Military Park.
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