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Silas Colgrove

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Silas Colgrove

Birth
Woodhull, Steuben County, New York, USA
Death
13 Jan 1907 (aged 90)
Kerr City, Marion County, Florida, USA
Burial
Cremated, Ashes scattered. Specifically: Scattered over Lake Kerr, Florida Add to Map
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Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A lawyer before the Civil War, he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel in the 8th Indiana Volunteer Infantry in April 1861. He was later promoted Colonel in command of the 27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and participated in engagements at Shenandoah, Cedar Mountain and the Battle of Antietam, Maryland. In 1863, his regiment became part of the Union XII Corps in the Army of the Potomac, seeing action at the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Transferred to the Union XX Corps in 1864, he served in the Atlanta Campaign and was wounded at the Battle of Peachtree Creek. On August 7, 1864, he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers for "meritorious and distinguished services during the war", and resigned from the Army in December 1864. After the war, he was appointed to a judgeship in Winchester, Indiana and was elected president of the Cincinnati, Fort Wayne and Grand Rapids Railroad.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A lawyer before the Civil War, he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel in the 8th Indiana Volunteer Infantry in April 1861. He was later promoted Colonel in command of the 27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and participated in engagements at Shenandoah, Cedar Mountain and the Battle of Antietam, Maryland. In 1863, his regiment became part of the Union XII Corps in the Army of the Potomac, seeing action at the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Transferred to the Union XX Corps in 1864, he served in the Atlanta Campaign and was wounded at the Battle of Peachtree Creek. On August 7, 1864, he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers for "meritorious and distinguished services during the war", and resigned from the Army in December 1864. After the war, he was appointed to a judgeship in Winchester, Indiana and was elected president of the Cincinnati, Fort Wayne and Grand Rapids Railroad.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Added: Oct 12, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5840071/silas-colgrove: accessed ), memorial page for Silas Colgrove (24 May 1816–13 Jan 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5840071; Cremated, Ashes scattered; Maintained by Find a Grave.