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Brevet Colonel, and Brig. General, U. S. Army, Mar. 2, 1867. Transferred to 25th U. S. Infan- try, Mar. 15, 1869. Retired with rank of Colonel, Dec. 15, 1870, on account of wounds in line of duty (acts, Ang. 3, 1861 ; July 28, 1866). Died, Feb. 14, 1894. (Name originally links.)
Hobart, Harrison Carroll. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, 4th Wis. Infantry, July 2, 1861. Lieut. Colonel, 21st Wis. Infantry, Oct. 15, 1562. Colonel, Nov. 1, 1864. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Jan. 12, 1865. Honorably discharged, June 16, 1865.
Holbrook, Mellen Taft. Born in Massachusetts. . Captain, 173d N. Y. Infantry, Oct. 11, 1862. Lieut. Colonel, Jan. 7, 1865. Brevet Colonel and Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, IS65. Mustered out, Oct. 18, 1865.
Hooker, Joseph. Born at Hadley, Mass., Nov. 13, 1814. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1833, to July 1, 1837. Second Lieutenant, Ist U. S. Artillery, July 1, 1837. First Lieutenant, Nov. 1, 1838. Regimental Adjutant, Sept. 1, 1841, to May 11, 1846. Brevet Captain, U. S. Army, Sept. 23, 1846. Brevet Captain, staff, Assistant Adj. General, March 3, 1817. Brevet Major, U. S. Army, June 11, 1847. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, Sept. 13, 1817. Captain, Ist Artillery, Oct. 29, 1848. Vacated, Oct. 29, 1848. Resigned, Feb. 21, 1853. Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, May 17, 1861. In the defences of Washington, Aug. 12, 18GI, to Dec., 1861. Guarding the lower Potomac, Dec., ISGI, to Mar. 10, 1862. In the Virginia Peninsular campaign, Mar -Ang , 1862; engaged in the siege of Yorktown, Apr. 5 to May 4, 1862; battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862. Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, May 5, 1862. In the battle of Fair Oaks, June 1, 1862; combat of Williamsburg Road, June 25, 1862; battle of Glendale, June 30, 1862; battle of Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862; and re-occupation and action of Malvern Hill, Ang. 5, 1862. In the northern Virginia campaign; eu- gaged in the action of Bristoe Station, Aug. 27, 1862; battle of Manassas, Aug. 29-30, 1862; and battle of Chantilly, Sept. 1, 1862. In command of Ist Corps, Army of the Potomac, Sept 6-17, 1862. In Maryland campaign; engaged in battle of South Mountain, Sept. 14, 1862, and battle of Antietam, Sept. 16-17, 1862, where he was severely wounded. On sick leave of absence, dis- abled by wound, Sept. 18 to Nov. 10, 1862. Brig. General, U. S. Army, Sept. 20, 1862. In the Rappahannock campaign, in command of 5th Corps, Nov. 10, of centre grand division (3d and 5th Corps), Nov. 16, 1862, and of the Army of the Potomac, Jan. 26, 1863; engaged in the battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862; action of Kelly's Ford, Mar. 17, 1863; and battle of Chancel- lorsville, May 2-4, 1863. In pursuit of the enemy to Pennsylvania till June 28, 1863, when he relinquished the command of the Army of the Potomac, which was engaged in the action of Brandy Station, June 9, 1863; and skirmishes at Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville, Va., June 17-21, 1863. Received the thanks of Congress, Jan. 23, 1864, " for the skill, energy and endurance which first covered Washington and Baltimore from the meditated blow of the advancing and powerful army of rebels led by General Robert E. Lee " Awaiting orders at Baltimore, Md., June 28 to Sept. 24, 1863. In command of 11th and 12th Army Corps, Sept. 24, IS63; in opera- tions about Chattanooga, Oct., 1863, to May, 1864; engaged in combat of Lookout Valley, Oct. 27-28, 1863; capture of Lookout Mountain, Nov. 24, 1863; battle of Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863; and combat of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, 18G3. In the invasion of Georgia, Army of the Cumberland, May 2 to July 20, 1864; engaged in the combat of Mill Creck Gap, May 8, 1864; battle of Resaca, May 14-15, 1861; action of Cassville, May 19, 1864; battle of New Hope Church, May 25, 1864; movement with almost daily severe engagements against Pine Mountain, May 26 to July 2, 1864; pursuit of the enemy with freqnent skirmishes to the Chattahoochee, which was crossed, July 17, 1564 ; actions near Atlanta, July 18-19, 1864; combat of Peach Tree Creek, July 20, 1861; and siege of Atlanta, July 22-30, 1864. Awaiting orders, July 30 to Sept. 28, 1864. In command of northern department, headquarters at Cincinnati, Sept. 28, 1861, to July 5, 1865; of department of the East, headquarters, New York City, July 8, 1865, to Ang. 6, 1866, and depart- ment of the Lakes, Ang. 23, 1866, to June 1, 1867. Brevet Maj. General, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered ont of volunteer service, Sept. 1, 1866. Retired, as Maj. General, from active service at his own request, Oct. 15, 1868, for disability contracted in the line of duty. Died at Garden City, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1879.
Hoyt, George HI. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, 7th Kan. Cavalry, Dec. 11, 1861. Cap- tain, May 27, 1862. Resigned, Sept. 3, 1862. Lieut. Colonel, 15th Kan. Cavalry, Oct. 17, 1863. Brevet Colonel and Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Resigned, July 19, 1865.
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Hutchins, Rue Pugh. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, 94th Ohio Infantry, Aug. 24, 1862. Major, May 23, 1863. Lient. Colonel, Jan. 19, 1864. Brevet Colonel and Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered ont, June 5, 1865.
Ingraham, Timothy. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, 3d Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., May 6, 1861. Mustered ont, July 22, 1861. Lieut. Colonel, 18th Mass. Infantry, July 26, 1861. Colonel, 39th Mass. Infantry, Aug. IS, 1862. Transferred to 38th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 18, 1862. Served in Lonisiana under General Banks. Engaged in the Teche campaign in the spring of 1863. Provost Marshal at Washington, D. C., Sept , 1863. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volun- teers, Oct. 2, 1865. Mustered ont, Oct. 3, 1865. Died at Boston Highlands, Feb. 26, 1876.
Jackson, Nathaniel James. Born at Newburyport, Mass., about 1825. Colonel, Ist Me. Infantry, May 3, 1861. Mustered out, Aug. 5, 1861. Colonel, 5th Me. Infantry, Sept. 3, 1861. Brig. Gen- eral, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 21, 1862. Served through the campaigns of MeClellan and Pope in Virginia, being wounded at Gaines's Mill; in command of Ist division 20th Army Corps in the autumn of 1864, taking part in Sherman's march to the sea and in the invasion of the Carolinas. Brevet Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Aug. 24, 1865.
Jenkins, Horatio, Jr. Born in Massachusetts. Private, 5th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., from Apr. 19 to July 31, 1861. First Lieutenant, 40th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 15, 1862. Captain, Aug. 12, 1862. Major, Apr. 20, 1864; not mustered. Lient. Colonel, June 2, 1864; not mustered. Lieut. Colonel, 4th Mass. Cavalry, Feb. 4, 1865. Wounded at the battle of High Bridge, Va., Apr. 6, 1865. Brevet Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 6, 1865. Colonel, 4th Mass. Cavalry, Apr. 23, 1865. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, Nov. 11, 1865.
Jennison, Samnel Pearce. Born at Southbridge, Mass., May 9, 1830. Second Lieutenant, 2d Minn. Infantry, July 5, 1861. First Lieutenant, Adjutant, Jan. 17, 1862. Lient. Colonel, 10th Minn. Infantry, Sept. 10, 1862. Brevet Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Feb. 23, 1865. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered ont, Ang. 19, 1865.
Johns, Thomas Denton. Born in Pennsylvania. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1844, to July 1, 1848. Brevet Second Lieutenant, Ist U. S. Infantry, July 1, 1848. Second Lientenant, 2d Infantry, June 8, 1849. Resigned, Dec. 3, 1851. Colonel, 7th Mass. Infantry, Feb. 22, 1863. In the Rappahannock campaign, Army of the Potomac, Apr .- May, 1863; engaged in the storming of Marye's Heights, May 3, 1863, where he was twice severely wounded, in movements to cover Wash- ington, D. C., 1863. In operations in central Virginia, Nov , 1863, to Apr., 1864; engaged in the combat of Rappahannock Station, Nov. 7, 1863; demonstrations at Mine Run, Nov. 28-29, 1863, and movement of the 6th Army Corps to Madison Court House, Va., Mar., 1864. In the Rich- mond campaign, May-June, 1864; engaged in a skirmish on the Rapidan, May 4, 1864; battle of the Wilderness, May 5 and 6, 1864; battles about Spotsylvania, May 9-20, 1864; skirmishes at Little River and Hanover Court Honse, May, 1864; battles of Cold Harbor, June 1-10, 1864; and march to James River, June 13-16, 1864. Mustered out of service, June 27, 1864. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Died at Poughkeepsie, N. Y , July 31, 1893.
Jones, Edward Franc. Born at Utica, N. Y., June 3, 1828. Colonel, 6th Infantry, M. V. M., in ser- vice of the U. S., Apr. 22, 1861. Mustered out, Ang. 22, 1861. Colonel, 26th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 28, 1861. On duty at Ship Island till the operations against New Orleans in Apr., 1862. Engaged in the attack on Forts St. Philip and Jackson and afterward placed in immediate command of the Forts. Resigned, July 27, 1862. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865.
Keyes, Erasmus Darwin. Born at Brimfield, Mass., May 29, 1810. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1828, to July 1, 1832. Brevet Second Lieutenant, 3d U. S. Artillery, July 1, 1832. Second Lientenant, Ang. 1, 1833. First Lieutenant, Sept. 16, 1836. Captain, staff, Assistant Adj. Gen- eral, July 7 to Nov. 16, 1838. Captain, 3d U. S. Artillery, Nov. 30, 1811. Major, Ist Artillery, Oct. 12, 1858. Lieut. Colonel, staff, Military Secretary to the General-in-Chief, Jan. 1, 1860, to Apr. 19, 1861. Organizing an expedition to relieve Fort Piekens, Fla , Apr. 1-20, 1861. Colonel, 11th U. S. Infantry, May 14, 1861. Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, May 17, 1861. On the staff of Governor Morgan of New York, Apr. 21 to June 25, 1861. Recruiting his regiment at Boston, Mass., June 25 to July 3, 1861. In the defences of Washington, July, ISGI. In the Manassas
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campaign of July, 1861 ; engaged in the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861; in the defences of Washington, July 22, 1861, to Mar. 10, 1862. In the Virginia Peninsular campaign, commanding 4th Corps, Army of the Potomae, Mar .- Sept., 1862; engaged in the action at Lee's Mills, Apr. 5, 1862; siege of Yorktown, Apr. 5 to May 4, 1862. Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, May 5, 1862. In the skirmish at Bottom's Bridge, May 22, 1862; action near Savage's Station, May 24, 1862; battle of Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862; battle of Charles City Cross Roads, June 29, 1862; battle of Malvern Ilill, July 1, 1862; and skirmish at Harrison's Landing, July 2, 1862. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Army, May 31, 1862. In command of 4th Army Corps on the Virginia Peninsula, Ang. 25, 1862, to July, 1863; engaged in the organization of a raid to the White House, Va., Jan. 7, 1863; in command of expedition to West Point, Va , May 7, 1863; and in expedition under Maj. General Dix towards Richmond, June-July, IS63; and engaged in several skirmishes. On Board for Retiring disabled officers, July 15, 1863, to May 6, 1864. Resigned, May 6, 1864.
Kimball, Jolin White. Born at Fitehburg, Feb. 27, 1828. Captain, 15th Mass. Infantry, July 12, 1861. Major, Ang. 1, 1861. Present at the battle of Ball's Bluff. Lieut. Colonel, May 1, 1862. En- gaged in the Peninsular campaign, Pope's campaign and battle of Antietam. Discharged to ae- cept promotion, Nov. 12, 1862. Colonel, 53d Mass. Infantry, Nov. 10, 1862; inustered, Dec. 3, 1862. Served in Louisiana. Present at the fall of Port Hudson. Engaged in recruiting service in Worcester, Mass. Mustered out, Sept. 2, 1863. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865.
King, William Sterling. Born at New York City, Oct. 6, ISIS. Captain, 35th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 4, 1862. Present at the battles of South Mountain and Antietam, Md , where he was wounded. Major, Dec. 15, 1862. Lieut. Colonel, Apr. 25, 1863 Chief of staff of 2d division, 9th Army Corps ; Provost Marshal General of Kentneky, July 1, 1863. Military Commandant of the dis- triet of Lexington, Aug., 1863. Superintendent of recruiting service in Massachusetts, Apr., 1864. Mustered out, Nov. 14, 1864. Colonel, 4th Mass. Artillery, Nov. 14, 1861. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, June 17, 1865. Died at Roxbury, Mass., June 29, 1882.
Kinsman, Josiah Burnham. Born in Maine. Appointed from Massachusetts. Lieut. Colonel, Additional Aide-de-Camp, U. S. Volunteers, June 24, 1862. Brevet Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Brevet Brig. General and Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mus- tered out, July 20, 1866.
Kirkham, Ralph Wilson. Born at Springfield, Mass., Feb. 20, 1821. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1838, to July 1, 1842. Brevet Second Lieutenant, 2d U. S. Infantry, July 1, 1842. Second Lieutenant, 6th Infantry, Feb. 27, 1843. Regimental Adjutant, Jan. 1, 1816, to Oet. 1, 1849. Brevet First Lieutenant, Aug. 20, 1847. Brevet Captain, Sept. 13, 1847. Regimental Quartermas- ter, Oct. 1, 1849, to Nov. 16, 1854. First Lientenant, 6th Infantry, Jan. 7, 1851, to Dee. 24, 1856. Captain, staff, Assistant Quartermaster, Nov. 16, 1854. Chief Quartermaster, department of the Pacific, Ang. 31, 1861, to June 27, 1865. Major, staff, Quartermaster, Feb. 26, 1863. Brevet Lient. Colonel, Colonel and Brig. General, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Chief Quartermaster, department of California, June 27, 1865, to Nov. 14, 1866, and from Nov. 14, 1866, to Dee. 5, 1868. Lient. Colonel, staff, Deputy Q. M. General, July 29, 1866. Resigned, Feb. 10, 1870. Died at Oakland, Cal., May 21, 1893.
Laflin, Byron. Born in Massachusetts. Major, 34th N. Y. Infantry, June 15, 1861. Lient. Colonel, Mar. 20, 1862. Colonel, Jan. 22, 1863. Mnstered out, June 30, 1863. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865.
Lander, Frederick West. Born at Salem, Mass., Dec. 17, 1821. Volunteer Aide-de-Camp on the staff of General McClellan ; engaged in the capture of Philippi and the battle of Rich Mountain. Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, May 17, 1861 ; served in an important command on the upper Potomae; engaged at the battle of Edward's Ferry, where he was severely wounded ; in command of a division of troops under General Banks, stationed most of the time at Camp Chase near Paw Paw Tunnel, Va .; engaged in the battle of Hancock, Jan. 5, 1862, and Blooming Gap, Feb. 14, 1862. Died at Paw Paw, Va., Mar. 2, 1862.
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Lawrence, William Henry. Born in Massaelinsetts. First Lieutenant, Adjutant, Ist Mass. Infantry, May 25, 1861. On the staff of General Joseph Hooker, Aug. 23, 1861. Major, Aide-de-Camp, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 10, 1862. Engaged at the battles of Antietam, Lookout Mountain and Peach Tree Creek. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, Colonel and Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, July 10, 1866. Died, Nov. 22, 1874.
Lee, Horace Clark. Born at Springfield, Mass., Jan. 31, 1822. Colonel, 27th Mass. Infantry, Sept. 20, 1861. Present at the battles of Roanoke Island, New Berne, Goldsboro', Kinston, Whitehall, and engaged in various marches and skirmishes in North Carolina. Provost Marshal General of North Carolina, and later of the department of Virginia and North Carolina until 1864. In com- mand of his regiment at Walthal Junction, Arrowfield Church, and Drewry's Bluff where he was taken prisoner. Exchanged Aug. 2, 1864. Mustered ont, Oet. 27, 1864. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Died at Springfield, Mass., June 22, 1884.
Lee, William Raymond. Born in Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, 1825. Colonel, 20th Mass. Infantry, July 1, 1861. Engaged in action at Ball's Bluff, Yorktown, West Point, Fair Oaks, Peach Orchard, Savage's Station, Glendale, Malvern Hill; engaged in the battle of Antietam and Fredericksburg. Discharged (disability), Dee. 17, 1862. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865.
Lincoln, William Sever. Born at Worcester, Mass , Nov. 22, 1811. Lieut. Colonel, 34th Mass. Infan- try, Ang. 6, 1862. Wounded and made prisoner at the battle of New Market. Colonel, Oct. 14, 1864. Assigned to detached duty at Cumberland ; in command of Ist Brigade, independent divi- sion, 24th Army Corps. Mustered out, June 16, 1865. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, June 23, 1865. Died at Worcester, Mass., Nov. S. 1889.
Litchfield, Allyne C. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, 5th Mich. Cavalry, Aug. 14, 1862. Lieut. Colonel, 7th Mich. Cavalry, Nov. 14, 1862. Colonel, Mar. 1, 1864. Brevet Brig. General U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Resigned, May 15, 1865.
Loring, Charles Greeley. Born at Boston, Mass., July 22, 1828. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Feb. 3, 1862. Served in Burnside's expedition, department of North Carolina, from Dee., 1861, to July, 1862. Assigned as Assistant Insp. General, 9th Army Corps, with rank of Lient. Colonel (under act of July 17, 1862), July 22, 1862. At headquarters, 9th Army Corps, until Nov., 1862; headquarters, Army of the Potomae, until Mar., 1863; headquarters, department of Ohio and Army of Ohio, until Dec., 1863; headquarters, 9th Army Corps with Army of the Potomac until its muster ont. Present at the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania and Bethesda Church; engaged dming the operations before Petersburg, Va .; in the campaign of eastern Tennessee; at the siege of Knoxville. Brevet Col. and Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 1, 1864. Brevet Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, July 17, 1865. Mustered out, Aug. 10, 1865.
Lovell, Charles Swain. Born at Hull, Mass., Feb. 13, 1811. Private (D), 2d U. S. Artillery, Dee. 30, 1830, to Jan. 5, 1832. Private (F), Q. M. Sergeant and Sergeant Major, Apr. 25, 1832, to Oct., 1837. Second Lieutenant, 6th U. S. Infantry, Oct. 13, 1837. First Lieutenant, July 7, 1838. Captain, June 18, 1846. Major, 10th' U. S. Infantry, May 14, 1861. Commanding battalion of 10th U. S. Infantry, Army of the Potomac, in the Peninsular campaign, Mar. to June, 1862. Commanding brigade and engaged at the battles of Malvern Hill, Gaines's Mill, Second Bull Run, Antietam and Fred- ericksburg, Va. On Provost Marshal duty in Wisconsin. Apr., 1853, to Ang, 1865. Lieut. Colonel, 18th U. S. Infantry, Jan. 21, 1863. Colonel, 14th U. S. Infantry, Feb. 16, 1865. Joined regiment in the department of the Pacific, Oet., 1865. Brevet Lient. Colonel, U. S. Army, June 27, 1862. Brevet Colonel, U. S. Army, July 1, 1862. Brevet Brig. General, Mar. 13, 1865. Retired, Dee. 15, 1870. Died at Louisville, Ky., Jan. 3, 1871.
Lowell, Charles Russell. Born at Boston, Mass., Jan. 2, 1835. Offered his services to the Secretary of War at Washington, D. C., Apr. 24, 1861. Captain, 3d (afterwards 6th ) U. S. Cavalry, May 14, 1861. Served in Peninsular campaign under General Stoneman. Aide-de-Camp, staff, of Maj. General Mcclellan, July 10 to Nov. 6, 1851; selected in recognition of his bravery to carry to Washington the flags captured at Antietam, MId. Colonel, 2d Mass. Cavalry, Apr. 15, 1863. Left Boston, May, 1863; in command of cavalry in the department of Washington, D. C .; for many
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months ocenpied in active warfare with the bands of guerillas which infested the neighborhood of Washington. Engaged in the active raids of General Sheridan in 1864, in the Valley of the Shenandoah, during which he had thirteen horses shot under him. Engaged in the battle of Rockville, Va .; in charge of " Provisional Brigade," July 26. Engaged in the battle of Win- chester, Va. In command of " Reserve Brigade," Sept. 8. Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Oct. 19, 1864. Died at Middleton, Va., Oet. 20, 1861, of wounds received at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1861.
Lyman, Luke. Born at Northampton, Mass , Nov. 1, 1824. Lient. Colonel, 27th Mass. Infantry, Sept. 16, 1861. Present at the battles of Roanoke Island, New Berne, Kinston, Goldsboro', Washing- ton, Core Creek, Gum Swamp, White Ilall. Resigned, May 27, 1863. Brevet Colonel and Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Died at Montreal, Canada, Nov. 12, 1889.
McGinnis, George Francis. Born at Boston, Mass., Mar. 19, 1826. Served during the Mexican War as First Lieutenant, 2d Ohio Infantry, May 29, 1846. Mustered out, June 21, 1817. Captain, 2d Ohio Infantry, July 16, 1847. Mastered ont, July 25, 1848. Private, 11th Ind. Infantry, three months' service, Apr. 15, 1861. Captain, Apr. 16, 1861. Lient. Colonel, Apr. 25, ISGI. Engaged in the capture of Romney, Va., June 11, 1861. Joined General Pattison's command at Bunker Hill, Va., July 29, 1861. Mustered out, Aug. 4, 1861. Lient. Colonel, 11th Ind. Infantry, three years' service, Aug. 7, 1861 ; mustered, Aug. 31, 1861. Colonel, Sept. 3, 1861. Engaged in expe- dition to Calloway's Landing, Tennessee River, Sept. 11, 1861, to Feb. 5, 1862. In command of regiment at the battle of Fort Donelson, Feb. 15, 1862. Present, in command of regiment at the battle of Shiloh, Apr. 7, 1862. In reserve at the siege of Corinth. In command of regiment and brigade in expedition to White River, and Duvall's Bluff, during the autumn and winter of 1862. Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 29, 1862. Joined Grant's Army at Milliken's Bend, La., Apr. 14, 1863. Engaged in the battle of Port Gibson, May 1, 1863. In command of brigade at the battle of Champion Hills, and during the siege of Vicksburg. Ordered to the departinent of the Gulf, after the surrender of Vicksburg. Engaged in expedition to Brashear City and through the Teche country to Opelousas from Ang. 13, 1863, to Jan. 19, 1864. On leave of absence from Mar. 4, 1864. On expiration of leave of absence, in command of troops at Dauphin Island, Fort Gaines and Milliken's Bend, La. In command at the mouth of White River, Ark., during the winter of 1864-65. On duty, in command of a large district in the state of Arkansas; at Camden, Ark., until the close of the war. Mustered out, Aug. 24, 1865.
McLanghlen, Napoleon Bonaparte. Born at Chelsea, Vt., Dec. 8, 1823. Private, Corporal and Sergeant, 2d U. S. Dragoons, May 27, 1850, to Apr. 28, 1859. Second Lieutenant, Ist U. S. Cavalry, Mar. 27, 1861. On reerniting duty, Boston, Mass. First Lieutenant, 4th U S. Cavalry, May 3, 1861. Insp. General, Army of Kentucky. Captain, 4th U. S. Cavalry, July 17, 1862. Colonel, Ist Mass. Infantry, Oct. 1, 1862. Engaged at the battles of Fredericksburg, Chaneel- lorsville, Gettysburg, Locust Grove, Wilderness and Spotsylvania (commanding provisional bri- gade). Brevet Major, U. S. Army, May 3, 1863. Mustered out, May 28, 1861. Colonel, 57th Mass. Infantry, July 21, 1861. Commanding brigade, 9th corps, Army of the Potomac, and engaged at the siege of Petersburg, battle of Poplar Grove Church, and in the defence of Fort Stedman, Va. Captured by the rebels and confined at Libby Prison, Rielnnond, Va., until the surrender of General R. E. Lee. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 30, 1864. Mus- tered out, Aug. 10, 1865. Assigned to duty according to his brevet rank. Brevet Lient. Colonel, U. S. Army, July 2, 1863. Brevet Colonel and Brig. General, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Major, 10th U. S. Cavalry, May 17, 1876. Retired, June 26, 1882. Died, at Middletown, N. Y., Jan. 27, ISS7.
Maey, George Nelson. Born at Nantucket, Mass., Sept. 24, 1837. First Lieutenant, 20th Mass. In- fantry, Aug. 8, 1861 ; commission dated from July 10, 1861. Captain, Nov. 8, 1861. Major, Dec. 18, 1862. Lieut. Colonel, May 1, 1863. Colonel, July 5, 1863. Took part in all the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Ang. 14, 1864. Brevet Maj. General, Apr. 9, 1865. Mustered out, July 27, 1865. Died at Boston, Feb. 13, 1875.
Marcy, Randolph Barnes. Born at Greenwich, Mass., Apr. 9, 1812. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1828, to July 1, 1832. Brevet Second Lieutenant. 5th U. S. Infantry, July 1, 1832. Sec- ond Lieutenant, Nov. 25, 1835. First Lieutenant, June 22, 1837. Captain, May 18, 1846, to Ang.
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22, 1859. Major, staff, Paymaster. Aug. 22, 1859. Chief of staff of Maj. General MeClellan, May 21, 1861, to Nov. 5, 1862. Colonel, staff, Insp. General, Aug 9, 1861. Engaged in the cam- paign of western Virginia, May-July, 1861; at Washington, July 27, 1861, to March 10, 1862. Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 23, 1861, to Mar. 4, 1863. In the Virginia Peninsular cam- paign, Army of the Potomae, Mar .- Ang., 1862. In the Maryland campaign, Sept .- Nov., 1862. On inspection duties in the departments of the Northwest, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi and the Gulf, July, 1863, to Sept. 20, 1865. Brevet Brig. General and Maj. General, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. On leave of absence and awaiting orders, Sept. 20, 1865, to Sept. 3, 1866. Brig. Gen- eral, staff, Insp. General, U. S. Army, Dec. 12, 1878. Retired from active service at his own request, Jan. 2, 1SS1. Died at Orange, N. J., Nov. 22, 1887.
Martin, William Henry. Born in Massachusetts. Private, Ist Ohio Infantry, Apr. 19 to Aug. 2, 1861. Captain, 93d Ohio Infantry, July 18, 1862. Lieut. Colonel, Apr. 3, 1863. Resigned, Dec. 2, 1863. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, June 8, 1865.
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