Civil War Union Army Soldier, Trenton Mayor, New Jersey National Guard Officer.
He was enrolled in the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on May 21, 1861 at the age of 18, and was mustered in as a Sergeant in Company I on June 4, 1861. He was severely wounded at the June 27, 1862 Battle of Gaines Mill. One of his comrades, Corporal Charles F. Hopkins, rescued him through a hail of Confederate fire, despite himself being wounded three times. Hopkins' bravery resulted in Sergeant Donnelly's life being saved, but both soldiers where subsequently captured, and Sergeant Donnelly was sent to Richmond, Virginia's infamous Libby Prison. After his exchange he was honorably discharged due to those wounds on October 7, 1862 at Baltimore, Maryland. Charles F. Hopkins would be awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery that day.
After the war he became involved in the New Jersey National Guard, and rose to Colonel of the 7th NJNG regiment before being appointed as Quarter Master General for the New Jersey National Guard. He served in that duty from 1890 to 1905, saw New Jersey through it's participation in the Spanish-American War, and was brevetted Major General on February 27, 1899.
Served as Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey from 1884 to 1886.
His son, Frederick Donnelly, served as Mayor of Trenton from 1911 to 1932.
He was enrolled in the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on May 21, 1861 at the age of 18, and was mustered in as a Sergeant in Company I on June 4, 1861. He was severely wounded at the June 27, 1862 Battle of Gaines Mill. One of his comrades, Corporal Charles F. Hopkins, rescued him through a hail of Confederate fire, despite himself being wounded three times. Hopkins' bravery resulted in Sergeant Donnelly's life being saved, but both soldiers where subsequently captured, and Sergeant Donnelly was sent to Richmond, Virginia's infamous Libby Prison. After his exchange he was honorably discharged due to those wounds on October 7, 1862 at Baltimore, Maryland. Charles F. Hopkins would be awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery that day.
After the war he became involved in the New Jersey National Guard, and rose to Colonel of the 7th NJNG regiment before being appointed as Quarter Master General for the New Jersey National Guard. He served in that duty from 1890 to 1905, saw New Jersey through it's participation in the Spanish-American War, and was brevetted Major General on February 27, 1899.
Served as Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey from 1884 to 1886.
His son, Frederick Donnelly, served as Mayor of Trenton from 1911 to 1932.
Civil War Union Army Soldier, Trenton Mayor, New Jersey National Guard Officer.
He was enrolled in the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on May 21, 1861 at the age of 18, and was mustered in as a Sergeant in Company I on June 4, 1861. He was severely wounded at the June 27, 1862 Battle of Gaines Mill. One of his comrades, Corporal Charles F. Hopkins, rescued him through a hail of Confederate fire, despite himself being wounded three times. Hopkins' bravery resulted in Sergeant Donnelly's life being saved, but both soldiers where subsequently captured, and Sergeant Donnelly was sent to Richmond, Virginia's infamous Libby Prison. After his exchange he was honorably discharged due to those wounds on October 7, 1862 at Baltimore, Maryland. Charles F. Hopkins would be awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery that day.
After the war he became involved in the New Jersey National Guard, and rose to Colonel of the 7th NJNG regiment before being appointed as Quarter Master General for the New Jersey National Guard. He served in that duty from 1890 to 1905, saw New Jersey through it's participation in the Spanish-American War, and was brevetted Major General on February 27, 1899.
Served as Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey from 1884 to 1886.
His son, Frederick Donnelly, served as Mayor of Trenton from 1911 to 1932.
He was enrolled in the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on May 21, 1861 at the age of 18, and was mustered in as a Sergeant in Company I on June 4, 1861. He was severely wounded at the June 27, 1862 Battle of Gaines Mill. One of his comrades, Corporal Charles F. Hopkins, rescued him through a hail of Confederate fire, despite himself being wounded three times. Hopkins' bravery resulted in Sergeant Donnelly's life being saved, but both soldiers where subsequently captured, and Sergeant Donnelly was sent to Richmond, Virginia's infamous Libby Prison. After his exchange he was honorably discharged due to those wounds on October 7, 1862 at Baltimore, Maryland. Charles F. Hopkins would be awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery that day.
After the war he became involved in the New Jersey National Guard, and rose to Colonel of the 7th NJNG regiment before being appointed as Quarter Master General for the New Jersey National Guard. He served in that duty from 1890 to 1905, saw New Jersey through it's participation in the Spanish-American War, and was brevetted Major General on February 27, 1899.
Served as Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey from 1884 to 1886.
His son, Frederick Donnelly, served as Mayor of Trenton from 1911 to 1932.
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