Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. At the start of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army and was commissioned an officer in the 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery. With the 1st Rhode Island, he participated in the battles of the Shenandoah Valley, Second Bull Run and at Cedar Creek. During the Fredericksburg Campaign, he served as Left Division Chief of Artillery. Promoted Colonel, he served as of Chief of Artillery in a Brigade of the VI Corps for the remainder of the war. For conspicuous services, he was brevetted Brigadier General of US Volunteers on March 13, 1865.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. At the start of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army and was commissioned an officer in the 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery. With the 1st Rhode Island, he participated in the battles of the Shenandoah Valley, Second Bull Run and at Cedar Creek. During the Fredericksburg Campaign, he served as Left Division Chief of Artillery. Promoted Colonel, he served as of Chief of Artillery in a Brigade of the VI Corps for the remainder of the war. For conspicuous services, he was brevetted Brigadier General of US Volunteers on March 13, 1865.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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