Civil War Union Brigadier General. Born in New York City, New York, he was a successful farmer at the start of the Civil War, when he enlisted in the Union Army. Commissioned Captain of the Commissary of Subsistence for Volunteers, he raised an African-American regiment and was promoted Colonel. Promoted Brigadier General in December 1862, he served in the Department of the South maintaining operations as a liaison for General William T. Sherman. For his contributions to the war effort, he was brevetted Major General of US volunteers.
Civil War Union Brigadier General. Born in New York City, New York, he was a successful farmer at the start of the Civil War, when he enlisted in the Union Army. Commissioned Captain of the Commissary of Subsistence for Volunteers, he raised an African-American regiment and was promoted Colonel. Promoted Brigadier General in December 1862, he served in the Department of the South maintaining operations as a liaison for General William T. Sherman. For his contributions to the war effort, he was brevetted Major General of US volunteers.
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