Civil War Union Brevet Major General. He enlisted in the Union army shortly after the war began. Serving as a Lieutenant Colonel with the 24th New York, the regiment served in Northern Virginia but saw no major action before his transfer as Colonel to the 94th New York. He then fought at Cedar Mountain and was wounded at Second Bull Run. On November 15, 1862, he was given command of the 1st Brigade/2nd Division/1st Corps/Army of the Potomac, and led it at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg on the first day of battle, he was the third officer to lead his brigade and was wounded and captured. He was paroled on the field by Confederate Lieutenant General A. P. Hill. He left Gettysburg and returned home to Washington D.C. to wait out his parole until exchanged. (This was a rarity as most were sent to Camp Parole in Annapolis, Maryland, and under guard.) He soon learned there was a problem, as the Federal Government did not intend to acknowledge any on field parole as valid and binding and intended to order soldiers who received such paroles back to duty. Being a man of his word, he informed his authorities that unless he was exchanged or allowed to surrender himself back to Confederate forces, he would tender his resignation before being forced back to duty while on parole. He created such a disturbance that he was detailed as commander of Camp Parole until near the end of the war. He returned to the army in May 1865 and was given command of the 3rd Brigade/3rd Division/5th Corps/Army of the Potomac, marching in the Grand Review. He was brevetted Brigadier General and Major General of Volunteers for his service. He and his regiment were mustered out in July 1865.
Civil War Union Brevet Major General. He enlisted in the Union army shortly after the war began. Serving as a Lieutenant Colonel with the 24th New York, the regiment served in Northern Virginia but saw no major action before his transfer as Colonel to the 94th New York. He then fought at Cedar Mountain and was wounded at Second Bull Run. On November 15, 1862, he was given command of the 1st Brigade/2nd Division/1st Corps/Army of the Potomac, and led it at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg on the first day of battle, he was the third officer to lead his brigade and was wounded and captured. He was paroled on the field by Confederate Lieutenant General A. P. Hill. He left Gettysburg and returned home to Washington D.C. to wait out his parole until exchanged. (This was a rarity as most were sent to Camp Parole in Annapolis, Maryland, and under guard.) He soon learned there was a problem, as the Federal Government did not intend to acknowledge any on field parole as valid and binding and intended to order soldiers who received such paroles back to duty. Being a man of his word, he informed his authorities that unless he was exchanged or allowed to surrender himself back to Confederate forces, he would tender his resignation before being forced back to duty while on parole. He created such a disturbance that he was detailed as commander of Camp Parole until near the end of the war. He returned to the army in May 1865 and was given command of the 3rd Brigade/3rd Division/5th Corps/Army of the Potomac, marching in the Grand Review. He was brevetted Brigadier General and Major General of Volunteers for his service. He and his regiment were mustered out in July 1865.
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