Civil War Union Army Brevet Brigadier General. Born in Adams County, Ohio, he was educated at South Salem Academy and in the fall of 1853 moved to Oskaloosa, Iowa, where, in 1858, he was admitted to the Iowa State Bar Association. He then moved to Corydon, Iowa, where he opened a law office, and built his law practice until the Civil War began in April 1861. In July 1861 he assisted in raising Company I, of the 4th Iowa Volunteer Infantry and was commissioned with the rank of 1st Lieutenant. In 1862 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the 23rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry and, after the death of his commanding officer, Colonel William Kinsman at the May 17, 1863 Battle of Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, he was promoted to command the regiment. He would lead his men through the capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and through the conclusion of the war. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on December 19, 1864 for "good conduct in the campaign against Vicksburg", and was honorably mustered out on July 26, 1865 in Harrisburg, Texas, where his regiment was performing occupation duty. He then returned home and was elected on the Republican ticket as Representative in the Iowa State General Assembly. In 1867 he was appointed United States Consul to Havre, France, where he remained several years. In 1873 he was sent to Glasgow, Scotland, as United States Consul, remaining at that post until 1876. He died in Washington, DC, in 1916 and was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.
Civil War Union Army Brevet Brigadier General. Born in Adams County, Ohio, he was educated at South Salem Academy and in the fall of 1853 moved to Oskaloosa, Iowa, where, in 1858, he was admitted to the Iowa State Bar Association. He then moved to Corydon, Iowa, where he opened a law office, and built his law practice until the Civil War began in April 1861. In July 1861 he assisted in raising Company I, of the 4th Iowa Volunteer Infantry and was commissioned with the rank of 1st Lieutenant. In 1862 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the 23rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry and, after the death of his commanding officer, Colonel William Kinsman at the May 17, 1863 Battle of Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, he was promoted to command the regiment. He would lead his men through the capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and through the conclusion of the war. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on December 19, 1864 for "good conduct in the campaign against Vicksburg", and was honorably mustered out on July 26, 1865 in Harrisburg, Texas, where his regiment was performing occupation duty. He then returned home and was elected on the Republican ticket as Representative in the Iowa State General Assembly. In 1867 he was appointed United States Consul to Havre, France, where he remained several years. In 1873 he was sent to Glasgow, Scotland, as United States Consul, remaining at that post until 1876. He died in Washington, DC, in 1916 and was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.
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