Union Civil War Officer, Acting Brigadier General. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was a member of the prominent Groesbeck family. When the Civil War began, he was instrumental with assembling volunteer soldiers in Ohio. The first regiment he organized was the 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in September of 1861 at Camp Chase in Columbus. The following month, he was assigned to organize the 39th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, also known as the "Groesbeck Regiment", at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati. He became the regiment's commanding officer and was elected as Colonel. The 39th OVI was deployed into action in Missouri under General John C. Fremont and was involved with the advance on Springfield in October of 1861. Groesbeck was promoted to Acting Brigadier General in March of 1862 and commanded a brigade that consisted of his own regiment as well as the 65th and 27th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiments. He led the brigade during the fighting at Madrid and the Siege of Island Number 10. During the march to Corinth, he became frustrated with his superior officer, General Henry Halleck, for an extremely slow approach to Corinth and resigned his commission on June 7, 1862. He returned to Ohio for a brief period and then moved to New York City where he lived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel for the remaining 12 years of his life. Involved in trading on Wall Street, he lost heavily in 1877 and became despondent. He disappeared from his room at the hotel, leaving behind nearly all of his belongings, and was last seen on April 12, 1879. Several weeks later, his body was positively identified after being removed from the North River and was believed to have been an act of suicide by drowning. He was 59 years old. Groesbeck was returned to Cincinnati for burial at Spring Grove Cemetery on May 24, 1879. He is the younger brother of United States Congressman, William Slocum Groesbeck, the brother of Olivia Augusta Groesbeck Hooker, and the brother-in-law of General Joseph Hooker.
Union Civil War Officer, Acting Brigadier General. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was a member of the prominent Groesbeck family. When the Civil War began, he was instrumental with assembling volunteer soldiers in Ohio. The first regiment he organized was the 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in September of 1861 at Camp Chase in Columbus. The following month, he was assigned to organize the 39th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, also known as the "Groesbeck Regiment", at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati. He became the regiment's commanding officer and was elected as Colonel. The 39th OVI was deployed into action in Missouri under General John C. Fremont and was involved with the advance on Springfield in October of 1861. Groesbeck was promoted to Acting Brigadier General in March of 1862 and commanded a brigade that consisted of his own regiment as well as the 65th and 27th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiments. He led the brigade during the fighting at Madrid and the Siege of Island Number 10. During the march to Corinth, he became frustrated with his superior officer, General Henry Halleck, for an extremely slow approach to Corinth and resigned his commission on June 7, 1862. He returned to Ohio for a brief period and then moved to New York City where he lived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel for the remaining 12 years of his life. Involved in trading on Wall Street, he lost heavily in 1877 and became despondent. He disappeared from his room at the hotel, leaving behind nearly all of his belongings, and was last seen on April 12, 1879. Several weeks later, his body was positively identified after being removed from the North River and was believed to have been an act of suicide by drowning. He was 59 years old. Groesbeck was returned to Cincinnati for burial at Spring Grove Cemetery on May 24, 1879. He is the younger brother of United States Congressman, William Slocum Groesbeck, the brother of Olivia Augusta Groesbeck Hooker, and the brother-in-law of General Joseph Hooker.
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