Civil War Union Army Officer, US Congressman. Served as Mayor of Hartford from 1854 to 1858. After the outbreak of the Civil War, on October 15, 1861, he was appointed Colonel and commander of the 12th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He led the regiment in the early 1862 fighting in Louisiana, and was briefly put in command of Fort Jackson after its capture by the Union. He was then appointed as military mayor of New Orleans after the capitulation of that city to Union forces in May 1862. Served as military mayor from October 1862 to February 1863, when he resigned his Union Army commission due to his wife's severe illness. While in army service he was elected to represent CT's 1st District in the House of Representatives, and served from 1863 to 1867.
Civil War Union Army Officer, US Congressman. Served as Mayor of Hartford from 1854 to 1858. After the outbreak of the Civil War, on October 15, 1861, he was appointed Colonel and commander of the 12th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He led the regiment in the early 1862 fighting in Louisiana, and was briefly put in command of Fort Jackson after its capture by the Union. He was then appointed as military mayor of New Orleans after the capitulation of that city to Union forces in May 1862. Served as military mayor from October 1862 to February 1863, when he resigned his Union Army commission due to his wife's severe illness. While in army service he was elected to represent CT's 1st District in the House of Representatives, and served from 1863 to 1867.
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