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Dunham, Thomas Harrison, Jr. Born in Massachusetts. Corporal, 11th Mass. Infantry, May 9, 1861. Sergeant Major, June 13, 1861. Second Lieutenant, Dec. 9, 1862. Wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville. First Lieutenant, Sept. 15, 1863. Wounded at the battle of the Wilderness. Captain, June 18, 1864. Assistant Adj. General, 3d Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Army Corps. Major, Oct. 6, 1864. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Lieut. Colonel, 11th Mass. Infantry, June 16, 1865. Colonel, July 11, 1865. Mustered out, July 11, 1865.
Dutton, Everell Fletcher. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 13th Ill. Infantry, May 24, 1861. Captain, Aug. 6, 1861. Major, 105th Ill. Infantry, Sept. 22, 1862. Lient. Colonel, July 31, 1864. Brevet Colonel and Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 16, 1865. Mustered out, June 7, 1865.
Dwight, William. Born at Springfield, Mass., July 14, 1831. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1849, to Jan. 31, 1853. Lient. Colonel, 70th N. Y. Infantry, June 29, 1861. Colonel, July 1, 1861. Engaged in the Peninsular campaign, being present at the battle of Williamsburg, where he was wounded and made prisoner. Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 29, 1862. Served under General Banks in Louisiana. In command of 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 19th Army Corps; rendered valuable services in the siege of Port Hudson. Chief of staff to General Banks in the Red River campaign; engaged in the operations in the Shenandoah Valley. Mustered out, Jan. 15, 1866. Died at Boston, Mass., Apr. 21, 1888.
Eaton, Charles G. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, 72d Ohio Infantry, Jan. 11, 1862. Major, July 1, 1862. Lient. Colonel, Dec. 24, 1863. Colonel, Apr. 9, 1864. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Vol- unteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Sept. 11, 1865. Died, Oct. 13, 1875.
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Eaton, Joseph Horace. Born in Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, Sept. 1, 1831, to July 1, 1835. Brevet Second Lieutenant, 3d U. S. Infantry, July 1, 1835. Second Lieutenant, Oet. 30, 1836. First Lieutenant, Sept. 3, 1838. Captain, June 18, 1846. Brevet Major, Sept. 23, 1846. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, Feb. 23, 1847. Resigned, Dee. 31, 1856. Major, Additional Pay- master, U. S. Volunteers, June 1, 1861; accepted, June 11, 1961. On the staff of Maj. General Fremont in Missouri, Aug. 24 to Nov. 9, 1861. Major, Paymaster for the district of Kansas, Nov. 9, 1861, to Jan. 19, 1863. At St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 19 to Apr. 30, 1863. Vacated, Apr. 29, 1864. Major, staff, Paymaster, U. S. Army, Apr. 21, 1864; accepted, Apr. 29, 1864. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, Colonel and Brig. General, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Retired from active service, Jan. 24, 1881.
Edmands, Joseph Cushing. Born at Boston, Mass., Mar. 26, 1842. First Sergeant, 24th Mass. Infantry, Oct. 4, 1861. Captain, 32d Mass. Infantry, July 30, 1862. Major, Dee. 29, 1862. Lient. Colonel, June 29, 1864. Colonel, June 30, 1864. Brevet Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 30, 1864. Present at the battles of Roanoke Island, New Berne, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Dab- ney's Mills and others. Engaged in the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac until the close of the war. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, July 1, 1865. Died at Boston, Mass., Dec. 28, 1879.
Edwards, Oliver. Born at Springfield, Mass., Jan. 30, 1835. First Lientenant, Adjutant, 10th Mass. Infantry, June 21, 1861. Major, 37th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 9, 1862. Colonel, Aug. 27, 1862. Present at the battle of Fort Stevens and in command of division at the battle of Opequon. Post commandant at Winchester; in command of brigade at the battle of Petersburg. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Oct. 19, 1861. Brevet Maj. General, Apr. 5, 1865. Brig. Gen- eral, U. S. Volunteers, May 19, 1865. Mustered out, Jan. 15, 1866.
Eldridge, Hamilton N. Born at South Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass., Aug. 23, 1831. Lient. Colonel, 127th Ill. Infantry, Sept. 6, 1862. Colonel, Mar. 1, 1863. Resigned, July 29, 1863. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Died at Chicago, III., Nov. 27, 1882.
Ellis, Theodore Grenville. Born at Boston, Mass., Sept. 25, 1829. First Lieutenant, Adjutant, 14th Conn. Infantry, June 10, 1862. Engaged at the battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg. Major, Apr. 4, 1863. Commanded the regiment at the battle of Chancellorsville and engaged at the battle of Gettysburg. Lieut. Colonel, Sept. 12, 1863. Colonel, Oct. 11, 1863. Engaged at Mine Run and in the battle of the Wilderness. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, June 29, 1865. Died at Hartford, Conn., Jan. 8, 1883.
Eustis, Henry Lawrence. Born at Fort Independence, Boston, Mass., Feb. 1, 1819. Cadet U. S. Mil- itary Academy, Sept. 1, 1838, to July 1, 1842. Second Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, July 1, 1842. Resigned, Nov. 30, 1849. Colonel, 10th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 15, 1862. In the Maryland campaign, Army of the Potomac, Sept. to Nov., 1862; engaged in the skirmish at Williamsport, Sept. 20, 1862; guarding upper Potomae fords, Sept. to Nov., 1862, and march to Falmouth, Va., Nov., 1862. In the Rappahannock campaign, Dec., 1862, to June, 1863; engaged in operations about and battle of Fredericksburg, Dee. 11-15, 1862; storming of Marye's Heights, May 3, 1863; battle of Salem, May 3-4, 1863; and passage of the Rappahannock, June 10-13, 1863. In the Penn- sylvania campaign, June-July, 1863; engaged (after a forced march of thirty-five miles) in the bat- tle of Gettysburg, July 2-3, 1863, and pursuit of the enemy to Warrenton, Va., July, 1863. Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 12, 1863. Engaged in operations in eentral Virginia, Nov., 1863, to Mareli, 1864; in the combat of Rappahannock Station, Nov. 7, 1863; Mine Run operations, Nov. 26 to Dee. 3, 1863; mareh toward Charlottesville and back, Feb. 27 to Mar. 2, 1864. In the Rappahannock campaign; engaged in the battle of the Wilderness, May 5-6, 1864; battles around Spotsylvania, May 9-21, 1864; and battles of Cold Harbor, June 3-5, 1864. Resigned, June 27, 1864. Died at Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 11, 1885.
Everett, Charles. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, 6th Battery Mass. Light Artillery, Jan. 20, 1862. Lieut. Colonel, 2d La. Infantry, Sept. 6, 1862. Colonel, Apr. 1, 1864. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Sept 11, 1865.
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Fiske, William Oscar. Born at Lowell, Mass., Jan. 4, 1836. First Lieutenant and Aide-de-Camp, staff of Brig. General B. F. Butler, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Apr. 17, 1861. Engaged in the battle of Big Bethel, June 10, 1861, and Ilatteras, N. C., Aug. 28, 1861. Captain, 31st Mass. Infantry, Jan. 1, 1862. Mustered out, May 8, 1862. Major, Ist La. Infantry, Aug. 1, 1862. Lient. Colonel, Feb. 6, 1863. Engaged at Port Hudson, May 27 and June 14, 1863; Mansura, La., May 23, 1863; and Cox's Plantation, July 13, 1863; Colonel, June 15, 1863. Present at the battles of Francisville, La., Oet. 10, 1863, and Donaldsonville, La. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volun- teers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, July 12, 1865. Died at Lowell, Mass., Feb. 2, 1886.
Flood, Martin. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, 3d Wis. Infantry, June 29, 1861. Major, May 4, 1863. Lieut. Colonel, May 31, 1863. Major, Veteran Reserve Corps, Dec. 4, 1863. Lient. Colonel, Jan. 20, 1864. Brevet Colonel and Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Jan. 1, 186S.
Frankle, Jones. Born in Prussia. Major, 17th Mass. Infantry, Ang. 1, 1861. Served in North Caro- lina, on the staff of General Foster as inspector of the department. Provost Marshal on the Tarboro' and Goldsboro' expeditions, and engaged in the construction of several of the New Berne forts. Commissioned Colonel, 2d Mass. Heavy Artillery, May 13, 1863; mustered, Dec. 28, 1863. For a time in command of Fort Norfolk, Va. In command of the defences of New Berne, Jan. 1, 1864; in command of the district of New Berne during the yellow fever epidemic of the autumn of 1864. Military Governor of Plymouth, N. C., Oct., 1864; and in command of the expeditions to Colerain and Hamilton, N. C., and of the defences of Cape Fear River. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 3, 1865. Mustered out, Sept. 3, 1865.
Frazar, Douglas. Born in Massachusetts. Major, 13th N. Y. Cavalry, Aug. 7, 1863. Mustered out, Mar. 13, 1865. Colonel, 104th U. S. Col'd Infantry, Mar. 27, 1865. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Mar. 5, 1866.
Gardner, John Lane. Born at Boston, Mass., Ang. 1, 1793. Third Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Infantry, May 20, 1813. Second Lieutenant, March 28, 1814. Transferred to Corps Artillery, May 17, 1815. First Lientenant, Corps of Artillery, Apr. 20, 1818. Captain and Assistant Deputy Q. M. General, May, 1820. Transferred to 3d U. S. Artillery, June 1, 1821. Transferred to 4th U. S. Artillery, Aug. 16, 1821. Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, May 18, 1820, to Oct. 24, 1830. Captain, 4th U. S. Artillery, Nov. 1, 1823. Captain and Quartermaster, U. S. Military Academy, West Point, N. Y., 1829 to 1830. Brevet Major, U. S. Army, Nov. 1, 1833. Major, 4th U. S. Artillery, Oct. 13, 1845. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Army, Apr. 18, 1847. Brevet Colonel, Ang. 20, 1847. Lient. Colonel, Ist U. S. Artillery, Aug. 3, 1852. Colonel, 2d U. S. Artillery, June 23, 1861. Retired, Nov. 1, 1861, on his own application, in conformity with an Act of Congress of Ang. 3, 1861, after having served over forty years. Brevet .Brig. General, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Died at Wilmington, Del , Feb. 19, 1869.
Gates, William. Born in Massachusetts in 1788. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy from its organiza- tion to Mar. 6, 1806. Second Lieutenant, regiment of Artillerists, Mar. 6, 1806. First Lieutenant, Nov. 3, 1807. Captain, Mar. 3, 1813. Transferred to Corps of Artillery, May 12, 1814. Captain, 2d U. S. Artillery, in reorganization of the army, June 1, 1821. Brevet Major, Mar. 3, 1823. Major, Ist U. S. Artillery, May 30, 1832. Dismissed, June 11, 1836. Reinstated as Major, 2d Artillery, Jan. 7, 1837, dated back to Ang. 4, 1836. Lieut. Colonel, 3d U. S. Artillery, Dec. 17, 1836. Colonel, Oct. 13, 1815. On leave of absence, 1861 to 1863. In command of Fort Trum- bull, Conn , 1863 to 1864, and of Fort Constitution, N. H., 1865 to 1867. Retired from active ser- vice, June 1, 1863, under the law of July 17, 1862, " having been borne on the Army Register more than forty-five years." Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Died at New York City, Oct. 7, 1SGS.
Goodell, Arthur Augustus. Born at Homer, N. Y., June 30, 1839. Adjutant, 3d Battalion of Rifle- inen, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., July 1, 1861. Mnstered out, Aug. 3, 1861. Captain, 36th Mass. Infantry, Ang. 15, 1862. Major, Jan. 29, 1863. Lieut. Colonel, Sept. 1, 1863. Wonnded at the battle of Blue Springs, Tenn. Mustered out, May 5, 1864. Brevet Colonel and Brig. Gen- eral, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Died at Worcester, Mass., June 30, 1882.
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Gooding, Oliver Paul. Born in Indiana. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1853. Brevet Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Infantry, July 1, 1858. Second Lieutenant, 10th Infantry, Feb. 5, 1859. First Lieutenant, May 7, 1861. Colonel, 31st Mass. Infantry, Feb. 18, 1862. Captain, 10th U. S. Infantry, June 27, 1862. On duty at New Orleans and Fort Jackson, and engaged in the Red River campaign ; in command of the 5th Brigade cavalry division, department of the Gulf. Mustered out of volunteer service, Nov. 26, 1864. Brevet Brig. General and Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Resigned, Mar. 20, 1865.
Gordon, George Henry. Born at Charlestown, Mass., July 19, 1825. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1842, to July 1, 1846. Brevet Second Lieutenant, Mounted Rifles, July 1, 1846. Brevet First Lieutenant, Apr. 18, 1817. Second Lieutenant, Jan. S, 1848. First Lieutenant, Ang. 30, 1853. Resigned, Oct. 31, 1854. Colonel, 24 Mass. Infantry, May 24, 1861. Gnarding the upper Potomac, July to Dec., 1861, and Frederick, Md , Jan. to Mar., 1862. In operations in Shenan- doah Valley under Maj. General Banks, Mar. to June, 1862; engaged in numerous skirmishes, combat of Winchester, Va., May 25, 1862. In northern Virginia campaign, June to Sept., 1862. Brig General, U. S. Volunteers, June 9, 1862. Engaged in the battle of Cedar Mountain, Ang. 9, 1862, and battle of Chantilly, Sept. 1, 1862. In the Maryland campaign, Army of the Potomac, Sept., 1862; engaged in the battle of South Mountain, Sept. 14, 1862, and battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862. Guarding the upper Potomac at Harper's Ferry, Sept. to Dec., 1862. In defence of Suffolk, Va., May, 1863. In comunand of West Point, May, 1863. On expedition toward Rich- mond, June, 1863; engaged in several skirmishes. With the Army of the Potomac in pursuit of the rebel army from the Potomac to Warrenton, July, 1863. In operations about Charleston Har- bor, S. C , Aug., 1863, to Apr., 1864. In command of Florida, May, 1864. Guarding and keeping open cominnnications by White River with Little Rock, Ark., July, 1864. In operations against Mobile, Ala., Ang., 1864. In the department of Virginia, Nov., 1864, to June 16, 1865. Brevet Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 9, 1865. On leave of absence, June 16 to Aug. 24, 1865. Mustered out of service, Aug. 24, 1865. Died at Framingham, Mass., Aug. 30, 1886.
Green, William Nelson, Jr. Born at Worcester, Mass , Jan. 10, 1813. Corporal, 25th Mass. Infan- try, Sept. 16, 1861. Second Lieutenant, 102d N. Y. Infantry, Mar. 7, 1862. Captain. Resigned, May 15, 1863. Lient. Colonel, 173d N. Y Infantry, Aug. 8, 1863. Brevet Colonel and Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 9, 1864. Fatally wounded at the battle of Pleasant Hill, La., Apr. 9, 1864. Died, May 14, 1864.
Greene, James Durell. Born at Lynn, Mass , May 12, 1828. Lieut. Colonel, 5th Mass. Infantry, May 1, 1861. Lient Colonel, 17th U. S. Infantry, May 14, 1861. Commanding regiment at Fort Preble, Portland, Me., to June, 1863. Joined Army of the Potomac, and engaged at the battle of Gettysburg. Colonel, 6th U. S. Infantry, Sept. 20, 1863. Commanding regiment at Charleston, S. C. Brevet Brig General, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Resigned, June 25, 1867.
Guiney, Patrick Robert. Born at Parkstown, Tipperary Co., Ireland, Jan. 15, 1835. Captain, 9th Mass. Infantry, June 11, 1861. Major, Oct. 24, 1861. Lieut. Colonel, Jan. 2, 1862. Colonel, July 26, 1862. Took part in all campaigns and battles of the Army of the Potomac from the time of its organization to the battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864. Mustered out, June 21, 1864. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Died at Boston, Mar. 21, 1877.
Hallowell, Edward Needles. Born at Philadelphia, Penn., Nov. 3, 1837. First Lieutenant, and Aide-de-Camp to Maj. General Fremont during the autumn of 1861. Second Lieutenant, 20th Mass. Infantry, Jan. 11, 1862. First Lieutenant, Nov. 20. 1862. Served on the staff of General N. J. T. Dana; served with the Army of the Potomae during 1862, and three months of 1863. Captain, 54th Mass. Infantry, Mar. 6, 1863; mustered, Mar. 30, 1863. Major, Apr. 17, 1863; mustered, May 13, 1863. Lieut Colonel, May 31, 1863; mustered, July 31, 1863. Commanded post of Morris Island, S. C. Wounded at Fort Wagner assault, July 18, 1863. Colonel, July 18, 1863; mustered Sept. 1, 1863. Present at the battle of Olustec, F'la., Feb., 1864. In command at the city of Jacksonville, Fla., and defences of Charleston. Served in 3d Brigade, Ist Division, 10th Army Corps; 2d Brigade, coast division, department of the South ; and a brigade in Potter's raid. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, June 27, 1865. Mustered out, Ang. 20, 1865. Died at West Medford, Mass., July 26, 1871.
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Hamblin, Joseph Eldridge. Born at Yarmouthport, Mass., Jan. 13, 1828. First Lieutenant, Ad- jutant, 5th N. Y. Infantry, May 14, 1861. Captain, Sept. 8, 1861. Major, 65th N. Y. Infantry, Nov. 4, 1861. Lient. Colonel, July 20, 1862. Colonel, May 26, 1863. Participated in Grant's campaign of 1864 from the Wilderness to Petersburg. In the Shenandoah Valley, July, 1861. Wounded at the battle of Cedar Creek. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Oct. 19, 1861. Brevet Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 5, 1865. Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, May 19, 1865. Participated in all the subsequent engagements of the Army of the Potomac to the sur- render of General Lee at Appomattox. Mustered out, Jan. 15, 1866. Died at New York City, July 3, 1870.
Hammell, John Sweeney. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 66th N. Y. Infantry, Sept. 6, 1861. Regimental Adjutant, Nov. 1, 1861. Captain, Apr. 15, 1862. Lieut. Colonel, Jan. 11, 1863, Brevet Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Dec. 2, 1864. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Ang. 30, 1865. Died, Jan. 31, 1873.
Harding, Chester. Born in Massachusetts. Lieut. Colonel and Assistant Adj. General, staff of Brig. General Lyon, May 12, 1861. Colonel, 10th Mo. Infantry, Aug. 15, 1861. Adj General state of Missouri, Nov. 28, 1861. Resigned, Dec. 5, 1861. Colonel, 25th Mo. Infantry, Apr. 9, 1862. Re- signed, Feb. 3, 1861. Colonel, 13d Mo. Infantry, Sept. 22, 1864. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, May 27, 1865. Mustered out, June 30, 1865. Died at St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 10, 1875.
Harnden, Henry. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Ist Wis. Cavalry, Jan. 1, 1862. Major, June 8, 1864. Lient. Colonel, Jan 6, 1865. Brevet Colonel and Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered ont, July 19, 1865.
Hartwell, Alfred Stedman. Born at West Dedham, Mass., June 11, 1836. Corporal, 3d Mo. Re- serve Corps, May 10, 1861. Took part in the capture of rebel camp near St. Louis, Mo., May 10. First Lientenant, 44th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Sept. 12, 1862. Served with regiment in North Carolina. Captain, 54th Mass. Infantry, Mar. 16, 1863; mustered, Mar. 30, 1863, Lient. Colonel, 55th Mass. Infantry, May 30, 1863; mustered, June 19, 1863. Engaged at the siege of Charleston, S. C., and in Florida ; skirmishes on James and John's Islands in front of Charleston, and battle of Honey Hill. Colonel, Nov. 3, 1864. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Vol- unteers, Dec. 30, 1864. Commanded a brigade of Col'd Troops in South Carolina till the close of the war. Engaged in skirmishes at Bull's Bay, S. C., and Eutaw Springs. Mustered ont, Apr. 30, 1866.
Hartwell, Charles A. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 11th U. S. Infantry, Ang. 5, 1861. Colonel, 77thi U. S. Col'd Infantry, Dee. S, 1863. Transferred to 10th U. S. Col'd Artillery, Oct. 1, 1865. Mustered out of volunteer service, Feb. 22, 1867. Captain, 11th U. S. Infantry, Oct. 4, 1866. Unassigned, Apr. 14, 1869. Assigned to Sth U. S. Cavalry, Dec. 15, 1870. Brevet Captain, June 27, 1862. Brevet Major, June 11, 1863. Brevet Lient. Colonel, Mar. 13, 1865. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Dec. 2, 1865. Died, Oct. 3, 1876.
Hastings, Russell. Born at Greenfield, Mass., May 30, 1835. Second Lieutenant, 23d Ohio Infantry, June 11, 1861. First Lieutenant. April 14, 1862. Captain, Ang. 15, 1863. Acted as Adj. General during Sheridan's campaigns, severely wounded at the battle of Opeqnon. Lieut. Colonel, Apr. 30, 1865. Brevet Colonel and Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, July 26, 1865.
Hawkes, George Perkins. Born in Massachusetts. Captain 21st Mass. Infantry, July 19, 1861. Major, June 2, 1862. Lieut. Colonel, Dec. 18, 1862. Engaged in the siege of Knoxville. In com- mand of regiment after Apr., 1863. Honorably discharged, July 3, 1864. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865.
Hayes, Joseph. Born at South Berwick, Me., Sept. 14, 1835. Major, 18th Mass. Infantry, July 26, 1861. At Washington, D C., attached to Ist Brigade, Porter's Division ; present at the siege of Yorktown, Va .; in charge of regiment in the Peninsular campaign. Lieut. Colonel, Aug. 25, 1862; engaged in the battles of Antietam, Md., and Shepherdstown, Va. Colonel, Nov. 30, 1862; engaged in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Upperville, Gettysburg, Pa .; in charge
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of Ist Brigade, Ist Division, 5th Army Corps; Rappahannock Station, Va .; Wilderness, where he made first attack on the enemy's line, capturing many prisoners, and was wounded ; at Spotsyl- vania, Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, May 12, 1864. Commanded brigade of regulars in siege of Petersburg ; present at the battles of Weldon Railroad, Aug. 18 and 19; taken prisoner, Aug. 19. U. S. Commissioner of Supplies in Richmond ; returned to the field, Apr. 2, 1865; commanded ad- vance brigade of 5th Corps in pursuit of Lee, until his surrender at Appomattox Court House; commanded brigade in Provisional Corps after disbandinent of the Army of the Potomac. De- clined commission in the regular army. Brevet Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Aug. 24, 1865.
Henry, Guy Vernor. Born at Fort Smith, Indian Territory, Mar. 9, 1839. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1856, to May 6, 1861. Second Lientenant, Ist U. S. Artillery, May 6, 1861. First Lieutenant, May 14, 1861. Drilling volunteers at Washington, D. C., May to July, 1861. In the Manassas campaign, July, 1861. On the staff of Brig. General McDowell; engaged at the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861. In the defences of Washington, July to Dec., 1861. In com- mand of company at Key West, Fla., Dec., 1861, to May, 1862. In command of battery at Hil- ton Ilead and Beanfort, S. C., May, 1862, to June, 1863; engaged in the action of l'ocotaligo, S. C., Oct. 22, 1862, and General Hunter's advance on Charleston, S. C., Apr., 1863. Brevet Cap- tain, Oct. 22, 1862. In operations against Charleston, July to Nov., 1863; engaged in the descent on Morris Island, July 10; bombardment of Fort Sumter, Ang. 17-23; siege of Fort Wagner, July 10 to Sept. 7, 1863; and as Acting Chief of Artillery, department of the South, June, 1863. At Folly Island, S. C., Nov., 1863, to Jan., 1864. Colonel, 40th Mass. Infantry, Nov. 9, 1863. In expedition to Florida, Feb. 4 to Apr. 24, 1863; engaged in the action of Camp Finnegan, Feb. 8, 1864 ; battle of Olustee, Feb. 20, 1864, and skirmishes at Gainesville, Baldwin, Starke, Lake City and Cedar Creek, Feb. to Apr., 1864. Brevet Major, Feb. 20, 1864. In command of brigade, 18th Corps, Army of the James, May, 1864, to Jan., 1865. In operations before Richmond, Va .; en- gaged at Bermuda Hundred, May 6-29, 1864; in the attack at Drewry's Bluff, May 12-16, 1864; battles of Cold Harbor, June 1-3, 1864. Awarded a medal of honor, after this battle, where he had two horses shot under him ; one while leaping over the breastworks of the enemy. At siege of Petersburg, June to Sept., 1864, including the Mine assault, June 30, 1861, and in front of Fort Harrison, Sept., 1864, to Feb., 1865. On leave of absence, Feb. to Apr., 1865. Brevet Lient. Colonel, Sept. 29, 1864. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Oct. 28, 1864, and Brevet Colonel, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. In command of sub-districts of the Plains, Apr. to July, 1865. Mustered out of volunteer service, June 30, 1865. Awaiting orders, Ang. to Oct. 17, 1865. Cap- tain, Ist U. S. Artillery, Dec. 1, 1865. Transferred to 3d Cavalry, Dec. 15, 1870. Major, 9th Cavalry, June 26, 1881. Lieut. Colonel, 7th Cavalry, Jan. 30, 1892.
Hincks, Edward Winslow. Born at Bucksport, Me., May 30, 1830. Second Lieutenant, 2d U. S. Cavalry, Apr. 26, 1861; accepted, May 1, 1861. Resigned, June 4, 1861. Lient. Colonel, Sth In- fantry, M. V M., in service of the U. S., Apr. 30, 1361. Commanding party engaged in cutting out the U. S. Frigate Constitution, from Annapolis Harbor. Colonel, May 16, 1861. Mustered out, Aug. 1, 1861. Colonel, 19th Mass. Infantry, Ang. 3, 1861, and engaged at the action of Ball's Bluff, siege of Yorktown, action of West Point, battles of Fair Oaks, Oak Grove, Peach Orchard, Savage's Station, White Oak Swamp and Glendale (severely wounded). Rejoined command, Aug., 1862, and engaged at the battles of Chantilly, South Mountain and Antietam (twice severely wounded). Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 29, 1862; accepted, Apr. 28, 1863. Member of a general Court Martial, Mar. to June, 1863. Commanding draft rendezvous and Assistant to the Provost Marshal General, and Superintendent Volunteer Recruiting. Recruiting for the state of New Hampshire. Mustering and disbursing officer and Military Commander of the state of New Hampshire, July, 1863, to Mar., 1864. Commanding district of St. Mary's, Md., and depot of prisoners, Point Lookout, Md., to Apr., 1864. Commanding 3d Division, 18th Corps, Army of the James, to July, 1864. Engaged at the action of Baylor's Farm and assault on Petersburg, June, 1864. Left the field from disability arising from wounds. President of a general Court Martial, July to Sept., 1864. Commanding draft rendezvous, Hart's Island, New York Harbor, to Jan., 1865. Assistant to the Provost Marshal General and Superintendent Volunteer Reernit- ing Service, southern division of New York, to Mar., 1865. Same dnty for the western division of Pennsylvania, June, 1865. Brevet Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Resigned, June 30, 1865. Lieut. Colonel, 40th U. S. Infantry, July 28, 1866; accepted, Sept. 17, IS66.
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