Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He first served in the Civil War as a Captain in the 106th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, then was detailed to be the Acting Inspector General on the staff of Brigadier General Alexander Hays. When that officer was killed in action at the Battle of the Wilderness, he joined the staff of Major General John Gibbon in the same capacity. Finally, he was promoted to Colonel and commander of the 183rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant conduct at the Battle of Deep Bottom, Va., and for faithful and meritorious services during the war". His grave is to the right of his wife, Matilda B. Lynch. It once had a marker like his wife's, but it has since disappeared, and it is now unmarked.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He first served in the Civil War as a Captain in the 106th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, then was detailed to be the Acting Inspector General on the staff of Brigadier General Alexander Hays. When that officer was killed in action at the Battle of the Wilderness, he joined the staff of Major General John Gibbon in the same capacity. Finally, he was promoted to Colonel and commander of the 183rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant conduct at the Battle of Deep Bottom, Va., and for faithful and meritorious services during the war". His grave is to the right of his wife, Matilda B. Lynch. It once had a marker like his wife's, but it has since disappeared, and it is now unmarked.
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