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John Converse Starkweather

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John Converse Starkweather

Birth
Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York, USA
Death
15 Nov 1890 (aged 61)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
Plot
Section 8, Block 7, Lot 9
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Civil War Union Brigadier General. He was a lawyer in practice, when he enlisted in the Union Army at the start of the Civil War. Commissioned Colonel of the 1st Wisconsin Infantry, he took part in the Battles of Hoke's Run and Edmunds Ferry. In 1862, by special order of the War Department he reorganized the Wisconsin regiments to a brigade, which he commanded at the Battles of Perryville, Stones River and Chickamauga where he was wounded. Promoted Brigadier General on July 17, 1863, he served on the US Army Court Martial Board and commanded several posts in Tennessee and Alabama until the war's end. After the war, he resumed legal practice in Washington D.C. until his death.
Civil War Union Brigadier General. He was a lawyer in practice, when he enlisted in the Union Army at the start of the Civil War. Commissioned Colonel of the 1st Wisconsin Infantry, he took part in the Battles of Hoke's Run and Edmunds Ferry. In 1862, by special order of the War Department he reorganized the Wisconsin regiments to a brigade, which he commanded at the Battles of Perryville, Stones River and Chickamauga where he was wounded. Promoted Brigadier General on July 17, 1863, he served on the US Army Court Martial Board and commanded several posts in Tennessee and Alabama until the war's end. After the war, he resumed legal practice in Washington D.C. until his death.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5896950/john_converse-starkweather: accessed ), memorial page for John Converse Starkweather (23 Feb 1829–15 Nov 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5896950, citing Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.