Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1859, but left in September 1861 before finishing to join the Union war effort. He was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in the 4th United States Regular Artillery in October 1861, and served as an Aide-de-Camp to Major General Don Carlos Buell during the April 1862 Shiloh Campaign. He then led the 4th Regular Artillery's Battery C, commanding it in all the Army of the Potomac's 1864 battles and campaigns in Virginia. On December 24, 1864 he was commissioned a Colonel of Volunteers, and was given command of the 6th New York Volunteer Cavalry. His direct role with the unit, though, was nominal; he was promoted specifically to command the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division of Major General Philip Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah. He led the unit through to the end of the war, and briefly was in charge of the 2nd New York Provisional Cavalry (a "holding" unit for soldiers awaiting muster out) before being mustered out the volunteer service himself. On March 13, 1865 he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers for "gallantry, energy and ability" and Brigadier General, US Regular Army for "gallant and meritorious services in the field during the war". Reverting back to Regular Army rank of Lieutenant, he served in the post-War forces until he resigned in 1868. He then engaged in steel manufacturing until his retirement. He passed away at age at 85 in 1923 at Coburg, Ontario, Canada.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1859, but left in September 1861 before finishing to join the Union war effort. He was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in the 4th United States Regular Artillery in October 1861, and served as an Aide-de-Camp to Major General Don Carlos Buell during the April 1862 Shiloh Campaign. He then led the 4th Regular Artillery's Battery C, commanding it in all the Army of the Potomac's 1864 battles and campaigns in Virginia. On December 24, 1864 he was commissioned a Colonel of Volunteers, and was given command of the 6th New York Volunteer Cavalry. His direct role with the unit, though, was nominal; he was promoted specifically to command the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division of Major General Philip Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah. He led the unit through to the end of the war, and briefly was in charge of the 2nd New York Provisional Cavalry (a "holding" unit for soldiers awaiting muster out) before being mustered out the volunteer service himself. On March 13, 1865 he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers for "gallantry, energy and ability" and Brigadier General, US Regular Army for "gallant and meritorious services in the field during the war". Reverting back to Regular Army rank of Lieutenant, he served in the post-War forces until he resigned in 1868. He then engaged in steel manufacturing until his retirement. He passed away at age at 85 in 1923 at Coburg, Ontario, Canada.
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