| Birth: | Mar. 16, 1802 | | Death: | Feb. 26, 1868 | 
Civil War Union Brigadier General. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, He graduated from West Point in 1822 and served as Assistant Adjutant-General on the staff of General Gaines. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was a Colonel when appointed commander of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps at the rank of Brigadier General in May, 1861. He commanded his corps in the successful victory at Dranesville and at the Battle of Mechanicsville, in June, 1862. During the Peninsula Campaign, he was wounded and captured at Frayser's Farm, Virginia in June, 1862. Imprisoned in Libby Prison, he became ill from his wounds aggravated by his confinement and was prisoner exchanged in August, 1862. Due to poor health, he resigned from the Army in March, 1863 and returned to his estate in West Chester, Pennsylvania. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Christ Church Burial Ground
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania, USA |
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Record added: Oct 26, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5895122 |
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