Civil War Union Brigadier General. Born in Manlius, New York, he graduated 12th in the West Point class of 1857. He served on garrison and frontier duty in the antebellum Regular Army. Stationed on the frontier when the war started, he did not return to the East until December 1861. As First Lieutenant of the 4th United States Artillery, he participated in the Peninsula and Seven Days' Campaigns. Promoted to Captain on August 5, 1862, he was on sick leave until October 1, when he assumed command of the artillery of the II Corps. After directing the corps batteries at Fredericksburg, on January 1, 1863, he became Major General Winfield S. Hancock's chief of staff, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He served under Hancock until the conclusion of the war. Throughout the campaigns of 1863 and 1864, he directed the staff and assisted in the deployment of artillery. He earned 5 brevets for his performance; one, being for his actions at Gettysburg. When an old wound of Hancock's forced him to relinquish field command, he went with his commander to Washington D.C., where they recruited for the Veterans Reserve Corps. When the war ended, he was serving Hancock as chief of staff of the Middle Military Division. On May 21, 1865, he received his commission as Brigadier General of Volunteers. After the war, he was mustered out on January 15, 1866, but remained in the Regular Army, reverting to his rank of Captain. He served in a number of artillery garrisons, earning promotion to Major on February 5, 1867. He died while on duty at Alcatraz Island, California. Originally buried on Angel Island, his remains were moved in 1947.
Civil War Union Brigadier General. Born in Manlius, New York, he graduated 12th in the West Point class of 1857. He served on garrison and frontier duty in the antebellum Regular Army. Stationed on the frontier when the war started, he did not return to the East until December 1861. As First Lieutenant of the 4th United States Artillery, he participated in the Peninsula and Seven Days' Campaigns. Promoted to Captain on August 5, 1862, he was on sick leave until October 1, when he assumed command of the artillery of the II Corps. After directing the corps batteries at Fredericksburg, on January 1, 1863, he became Major General Winfield S. Hancock's chief of staff, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He served under Hancock until the conclusion of the war. Throughout the campaigns of 1863 and 1864, he directed the staff and assisted in the deployment of artillery. He earned 5 brevets for his performance; one, being for his actions at Gettysburg. When an old wound of Hancock's forced him to relinquish field command, he went with his commander to Washington D.C., where they recruited for the Veterans Reserve Corps. When the war ended, he was serving Hancock as chief of staff of the Middle Military Division. On May 21, 1865, he received his commission as Brigadier General of Volunteers. After the war, he was mustered out on January 15, 1866, but remained in the Regular Army, reverting to his rank of Captain. He served in a number of artillery garrisons, earning promotion to Major on February 5, 1867. He died while on duty at Alcatraz Island, California. Originally buried on Angel Island, his remains were moved in 1947.
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