Civil War Union Brigadier General. He was a graduate of US Military Academy, class of 1859. At the start of the Civil War, he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Pennsylvania Reserves and was promoted Colonel in command of the 12th Pennsylvania Regiment in July 1862. He led the 12th Pennsylvania in actions from the Peninsula to Falmouth and was wounded at Antietam. At the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1863, he commanded his regiment and an artillery battery at Little Round Top. For his service at Gettysburg, he was promoted Brigadier General in October 1863, in command of Fort De Russy. His last service action was as a commander of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division of the V Corps at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Louisiana, in June 1864.
Civil War Union Brigadier General. He was a graduate of US Military Academy, class of 1859. At the start of the Civil War, he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Pennsylvania Reserves and was promoted Colonel in command of the 12th Pennsylvania Regiment in July 1862. He led the 12th Pennsylvania in actions from the Peninsula to Falmouth and was wounded at Antietam. At the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1863, he commanded his regiment and an artillery battery at Little Round Top. For his service at Gettysburg, he was promoted Brigadier General in October 1863, in command of Fort De Russy. His last service action was as a commander of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division of the V Corps at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Louisiana, in June 1864.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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