Civil War Union Brigadier General. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and was educated in the public schools there. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1845. During the Mexican War he served as a Captain and Major of Volunteers, subsequently earning the thanks of the Maryland legislature for his gallantry in the Battle of Monterrey. After the war he returned to his law practice. On June 11, 1861, he was commissioned Colonel of the 1st Maryland, United States Army. During the Civil War's first year the regiment served along the upper Potomac River in garrison duty. On May 23, 1862, his regiment fought the 1st Maryland, Confederate States Army, in the streets of Front Royal, Virginia. The Union regiment suffered some 900 casualties in the action. He was severely wounded and was captured along with hundreds of his men. He was exchanged on August 15, 1862, and was promoted 7 days later to Brigadier General. He assumed command of the Maryland Brigade and was assigned to western Maryland. Throughout fall 1862 and for most of 1863 the brigade guarded the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad against Confederate raids. He temporarily commanded a division of the I Corps during the Bristoe Campaign in October. In spring 1864 he was relieved from command in the Army of the Potomac and assigned command of the District of Delaware, headquartered at Wilmington. In July 1864 he participated in the Union pursuit of Lieutenant General Jubal Early's Confederates, who had raided toward Washington D.C. Commanding a brigade of militia and home guards, they guarded a wagon train. Near Winchester, Virginia, the wagon train was attacked, with a number of them being destroyed. After an official inquiry, he transferred to the command of the District of Eastern Shore, Maryland, where he remained until the war's end, mustering out on August 25, 1865, with the rank of Brevet Major General. He returned to Baltimore, where he resided for the rest of his life. The city presented him with a sword, and the state legislature voted him a second thanks for his war service. He would later die at his home.
Civil War Union Brigadier General. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and was educated in the public schools there. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1845. During the Mexican War he served as a Captain and Major of Volunteers, subsequently earning the thanks of the Maryland legislature for his gallantry in the Battle of Monterrey. After the war he returned to his law practice. On June 11, 1861, he was commissioned Colonel of the 1st Maryland, United States Army. During the Civil War's first year the regiment served along the upper Potomac River in garrison duty. On May 23, 1862, his regiment fought the 1st Maryland, Confederate States Army, in the streets of Front Royal, Virginia. The Union regiment suffered some 900 casualties in the action. He was severely wounded and was captured along with hundreds of his men. He was exchanged on August 15, 1862, and was promoted 7 days later to Brigadier General. He assumed command of the Maryland Brigade and was assigned to western Maryland. Throughout fall 1862 and for most of 1863 the brigade guarded the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad against Confederate raids. He temporarily commanded a division of the I Corps during the Bristoe Campaign in October. In spring 1864 he was relieved from command in the Army of the Potomac and assigned command of the District of Delaware, headquartered at Wilmington. In July 1864 he participated in the Union pursuit of Lieutenant General Jubal Early's Confederates, who had raided toward Washington D.C. Commanding a brigade of militia and home guards, they guarded a wagon train. Near Winchester, Virginia, the wagon train was attacked, with a number of them being destroyed. After an official inquiry, he transferred to the command of the District of Eastern Shore, Maryland, where he remained until the war's end, mustering out on August 25, 1865, with the rank of Brevet Major General. He returned to Baltimore, where he resided for the rest of his life. The city presented him with a sword, and the state legislature voted him a second thanks for his war service. He would later die at his home.
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