Civil War Union Army Officer. He served in the famed 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry under the well-known figures Adelbert Ames, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and Ellis Spear. A pre-War Colonel in the Maine militia, he was instrumental on the recruitment of the 20th Maine's Company E, whom he was commissioned Captain and commander. He led his unit until May 20, 1863 when he was made an acting Field and Staff officer of the regiment. At the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, he played a prominent part in the 20th Maine's famous defense of Little Round Top on the second day of the engagement (July 2). He would go on to lead the regiment on a number of occasions when his superior officers were away from the unit, and was at the head of the regiment in the September 1864 Battle of Peebles Farm during the Petersburg Campiagn. He was promoted to Major in March 1865, and was brevetted Lieutenant Colonel, US Volunteers in recognition for his services.
Civil War Union Army Officer. He served in the famed 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry under the well-known figures Adelbert Ames, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and Ellis Spear. A pre-War Colonel in the Maine militia, he was instrumental on the recruitment of the 20th Maine's Company E, whom he was commissioned Captain and commander. He led his unit until May 20, 1863 when he was made an acting Field and Staff officer of the regiment. At the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, he played a prominent part in the 20th Maine's famous defense of Little Round Top on the second day of the engagement (July 2). He would go on to lead the regiment on a number of occasions when his superior officers were away from the unit, and was at the head of the regiment in the September 1864 Battle of Peebles Farm during the Petersburg Campiagn. He was promoted to Major in March 1865, and was brevetted Lieutenant Colonel, US Volunteers in recognition for his services.
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