| Birth: | Apr. 26, 1827
Thetford Center
Orange County
Vermont, USA | | Death: | Nov. 17, 1897
Washington
District of Columbia
District Of Columbia, USA | 
Civil War Union Brigadier General. After graduating from Dartmouth in 1852, he became an outstanding educator, moving to Illinois from Vermont. At the start of the Civil War he organized the 33rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Appointed Brigadier General, US Volunteers to rank from September 15, 1862, his commission expired in March 1863. He fought under General William T. Sherman at the Battle of Arkansas Post, where he was seriously wounded in the right arm and left knee. He left the service, but was brevetted Major General, US Volunteers in March, 1865. He died in Washington, DC, in 1897 at the age of 70. (bio by: Joe Ferrell)
Search Amazon for Charles Hovey | | | Burial:
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington
Arlington County
Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 1, Grave 33-D |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Joe Ferrell
Record added: Nov 09, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 8071661 |
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