| Birth: | Nov. 27, 1828 | | Death: | Oct. 7, 1864 | 
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A 1851 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, he was made a Captain in the 7th United States Regular Infantry at the start of the Civil War. He was subsequently promoted to Major of the 8th United States Regular Infantry before being commissioned in the Volunteer service as Colonel and commander of the 17th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. At the same rank, he was then appointed as Commissary of Musters for the XVIII Corps serving in the Department of North Carolina. He was serving on active duty in Beaufort, North Carolina when he died in October 1864. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on October 1, 1864 for "gallant and meritorious services during the war". (bio by: Russ Dodge)
Search Amazon for Thomas Amory | | | Burial:
Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory
Jamaica Plain
Suffolk County
Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Centaurea Path, Section 19, Lot 3076 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Russ Dodge
Record added: Apr 08, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7339486 |
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