Civil War Veteran
Captain, Co. H, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Captain, Co. D, 1st Mass. Cavalry Battalion
Horatio Nelson Dallas was the son of Alexander James and Mary Byrd (Willis) Dallas. His father, a member of the United States Navy, rose through the officer ranks and was commissioned a Captain. He fought in the Barbary and Seminole War and both Fort Dallas at Miami, Florida and the World War II destroyer U.S.S. Dallas were named in his honor.
Horatio was married to Caroline V. Harris at Nashua, NH on Sept. 17, 1860. They were the parents of two children, Carrie M., born born Aug. 30, 1862 and Francis B., born Sep 30, 1866.
Horatio was a 26 year-old "Gentleman" from Boston, MA, when he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on August 5, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Mass. Infantry on August 24, 1861 with Company H. He was engaged with his Regiment in 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign, including the Siege of Yorktown, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Shepardstown, and Fredericksburg. He was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant on Sept. 1, 1862 and assigned to Co. I and subsequently promoted to the rank of Captain and placed in command of Company H on Feb. 25, 1863, succeeding Capt. Joseph W. Collingwood, who died of wounds suffered at the battle of Fredericksburg, on Dec. 24, 1862. Horatio was further engaged with his Regiment in 1863 at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, and Rappahannock Station. He was absent from the regiment due to illness from Feb. 8, 1864 to the end of March 1864, and returned to fight with his regiment during Grant's Campaign against Richmond, including the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Bethesda Church, and the siege of Petersburg. He was mustered out of military service on Sept. 2, 1864 at the expiration of his three year enlistment.
Horatio enlisted on Dec. 27, 1864 as a Second Lieutenant in Co. D, 1st Mass. Cavalry Battalion, but four days later was commissioned as a Captain and mustered on Jan. 2, 1865. He resigned his commission and was discharged on Feb. 11, 1865. He enlisted for a third time in the Army on July 25, 1865 and served as a Sergeant with Co. B, 2d Battalion, 11th U.S. Infantry until he was discharged on July 25, 1868 at Alexandria, LA.
Following his military service Horatio resided at Brookline, MA and was employed as a clerk in the Freight Department of the Fitchburg Railroad in Boston. He died at age 78 in Brookline, MA due to Bronchial pneumonia and Arterio Sclerosis.
Captain, Co. H, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Captain, Co. D, 1st Mass. Cavalry Battalion
Horatio Nelson Dallas was the son of Alexander James and Mary Byrd (Willis) Dallas. His father, a member of the United States Navy, rose through the officer ranks and was commissioned a Captain. He fought in the Barbary and Seminole War and both Fort Dallas at Miami, Florida and the World War II destroyer U.S.S. Dallas were named in his honor.
Horatio was married to Caroline V. Harris at Nashua, NH on Sept. 17, 1860. They were the parents of two children, Carrie M., born born Aug. 30, 1862 and Francis B., born Sep 30, 1866.
Horatio was a 26 year-old "Gentleman" from Boston, MA, when he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on August 5, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Mass. Infantry on August 24, 1861 with Company H. He was engaged with his Regiment in 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign, including the Siege of Yorktown, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Shepardstown, and Fredericksburg. He was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant on Sept. 1, 1862 and assigned to Co. I and subsequently promoted to the rank of Captain and placed in command of Company H on Feb. 25, 1863, succeeding Capt. Joseph W. Collingwood, who died of wounds suffered at the battle of Fredericksburg, on Dec. 24, 1862. Horatio was further engaged with his Regiment in 1863 at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, and Rappahannock Station. He was absent from the regiment due to illness from Feb. 8, 1864 to the end of March 1864, and returned to fight with his regiment during Grant's Campaign against Richmond, including the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Bethesda Church, and the siege of Petersburg. He was mustered out of military service on Sept. 2, 1864 at the expiration of his three year enlistment.
Horatio enlisted on Dec. 27, 1864 as a Second Lieutenant in Co. D, 1st Mass. Cavalry Battalion, but four days later was commissioned as a Captain and mustered on Jan. 2, 1865. He resigned his commission and was discharged on Feb. 11, 1865. He enlisted for a third time in the Army on July 25, 1865 and served as a Sergeant with Co. B, 2d Battalion, 11th U.S. Infantry until he was discharged on July 25, 1868 at Alexandria, LA.
Following his military service Horatio resided at Brookline, MA and was employed as a clerk in the Freight Department of the Fitchburg Railroad in Boston. He died at age 78 in Brookline, MA due to Bronchial pneumonia and Arterio Sclerosis.
Civil War Veteran
Captain, Co. H, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Captain, Co. D, 1st Mass. Cavalry Battalion
Horatio Nelson Dallas was the son of Alexander James and Mary Byrd (Willis) Dallas. His father, a member of the United States Navy, rose through the officer ranks and was commissioned a Captain. He fought in the Barbary and Seminole War and both Fort Dallas at Miami, Florida and the World War II destroyer U.S.S. Dallas were named in his honor.
Horatio was married to Caroline V. Harris at Nashua, NH on Sept. 17, 1860. They were the parents of two children, Carrie M., born born Aug. 30, 1862 and Francis B., born Sep 30, 1866.
Horatio was a 26 year-old "Gentleman" from Boston, MA, when he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on August 5, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Mass. Infantry on August 24, 1861 with Company H. He was engaged with his Regiment in 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign, including the Siege of Yorktown, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Shepardstown, and Fredericksburg. He was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant on Sept. 1, 1862 and assigned to Co. I and subsequently promoted to the rank of Captain and placed in command of Company H on Feb. 25, 1863, succeeding Capt. Joseph W. Collingwood, who died of wounds suffered at the battle of Fredericksburg, on Dec. 24, 1862. Horatio was further engaged with his Regiment in 1863 at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, and Rappahannock Station. He was absent from the regiment due to illness from Feb. 8, 1864 to the end of March 1864, and returned to fight with his regiment during Grant's Campaign against Richmond, including the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Bethesda Church, and the siege of Petersburg. He was mustered out of military service on Sept. 2, 1864 at the expiration of his three year enlistment.
Horatio enlisted on Dec. 27, 1864 as a Second Lieutenant in Co. D, 1st Mass. Cavalry Battalion, but four days later was commissioned as a Captain and mustered on Jan. 2, 1865. He resigned his commission and was discharged on Feb. 11, 1865. He enlisted for a third time in the Army on July 25, 1865 and served as a Sergeant with Co. B, 2d Battalion, 11th U.S. Infantry until he was discharged on July 25, 1868 at Alexandria, LA.
Following his military service Horatio resided at Brookline, MA and was employed as a clerk in the Freight Department of the Fitchburg Railroad in Boston. He died at age 78 in Brookline, MA due to Bronchial pneumonia and Arterio Sclerosis.
Captain, Co. H, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Captain, Co. D, 1st Mass. Cavalry Battalion
Horatio Nelson Dallas was the son of Alexander James and Mary Byrd (Willis) Dallas. His father, a member of the United States Navy, rose through the officer ranks and was commissioned a Captain. He fought in the Barbary and Seminole War and both Fort Dallas at Miami, Florida and the World War II destroyer U.S.S. Dallas were named in his honor.
Horatio was married to Caroline V. Harris at Nashua, NH on Sept. 17, 1860. They were the parents of two children, Carrie M., born born Aug. 30, 1862 and Francis B., born Sep 30, 1866.
Horatio was a 26 year-old "Gentleman" from Boston, MA, when he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on August 5, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Mass. Infantry on August 24, 1861 with Company H. He was engaged with his Regiment in 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign, including the Siege of Yorktown, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Shepardstown, and Fredericksburg. He was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant on Sept. 1, 1862 and assigned to Co. I and subsequently promoted to the rank of Captain and placed in command of Company H on Feb. 25, 1863, succeeding Capt. Joseph W. Collingwood, who died of wounds suffered at the battle of Fredericksburg, on Dec. 24, 1862. Horatio was further engaged with his Regiment in 1863 at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, and Rappahannock Station. He was absent from the regiment due to illness from Feb. 8, 1864 to the end of March 1864, and returned to fight with his regiment during Grant's Campaign against Richmond, including the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Bethesda Church, and the siege of Petersburg. He was mustered out of military service on Sept. 2, 1864 at the expiration of his three year enlistment.
Horatio enlisted on Dec. 27, 1864 as a Second Lieutenant in Co. D, 1st Mass. Cavalry Battalion, but four days later was commissioned as a Captain and mustered on Jan. 2, 1865. He resigned his commission and was discharged on Feb. 11, 1865. He enlisted for a third time in the Army on July 25, 1865 and served as a Sergeant with Co. B, 2d Battalion, 11th U.S. Infantry until he was discharged on July 25, 1868 at Alexandria, LA.
Following his military service Horatio resided at Brookline, MA and was employed as a clerk in the Freight Department of the Fitchburg Railroad in Boston. He died at age 78 in Brookline, MA due to Bronchial pneumonia and Arterio Sclerosis.
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