| Birth: | May 28, 1830 | | Death: | May 18, 1874 | 
Civil War Union Major General. A career US Army officer, he graduated from West Point in 1852 and served on the Frontier in the Seminole War. During the Civil War, he served with distinction in the defenses at Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Pensacola, Florida. He was wounded at Antietam and for meritorious services was promoted Brigadier General in 1862. General Hartsuff served in command of the 23rd Army Corps in Kentucky, East Tennessee and in command of the Bermuda front of the works before Petersburg. After the war, he served as Adjutant-General of the Military Division of the Gulf and of the Military Division of the Missouri. In 1871, he retired from active duty as a Major General. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Search Amazon for George Hartsuff | | | Burial:
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery
West Point
Orange County
New York, USA
Plot: Section 27, Row A, Grave 3 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Oct 24, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5885778 |
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