Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served during the Civil War first as Lieutenant Colonel of the 142nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, then as Colonel and commander of the 208th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. In the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, he assumed command of the regiment when its Colonel, Robert P. Cummins, was killed during the action of the First Day (July 1). He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant services during the war".
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served during the Civil War first as Lieutenant Colonel of the 142nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, then as Colonel and commander of the 208th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. In the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, he assumed command of the regiment when its Colonel, Robert P. Cummins, was killed during the action of the First Day (July 1). He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant services during the war".
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