Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Born in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, at the out break of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army and was commissioned Captain of Company C, in the 1st Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry. In September 1862, he was promoted Lieutenant Colonel and performed advance reconnaissance in Virginia, for General McCall's Division, Army of the Potomac. He participated in the Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Antietam and Battle of Fredericksburg. Promoted Colonel in command of the 2nd Cavalry Division in March 1863, he led his troops at the Chancellorsville Campaign, Battle of Gettysburg and Bristoe Campaign. Consolidated with other Cavalry Regiments of the Army of the Potomac in 1864, he saw action during the Appomattox Campaign until the surrender of General Lee and his army at the Appomattox Court House. For meritorious services, he brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on August 4, 1865. He died in Reedsville, Pennsylvania and his metal casket was cast from a melted down Civil War cannon.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Born in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, at the out break of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army and was commissioned Captain of Company C, in the 1st Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry. In September 1862, he was promoted Lieutenant Colonel and performed advance reconnaissance in Virginia, for General McCall's Division, Army of the Potomac. He participated in the Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Antietam and Battle of Fredericksburg. Promoted Colonel in command of the 2nd Cavalry Division in March 1863, he led his troops at the Chancellorsville Campaign, Battle of Gettysburg and Bristoe Campaign. Consolidated with other Cavalry Regiments of the Army of the Potomac in 1864, he saw action during the Appomattox Campaign until the surrender of General Lee and his army at the Appomattox Court House. For meritorious services, he brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on August 4, 1865. He died in Reedsville, Pennsylvania and his metal casket was cast from a melted down Civil War cannon.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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