Civil War Union Brigadier General. He was born in Lancaster, Ohio, a member of Ohio's privileged Ewing family. His father was Thomas Ewing, who served as a United States Senator and Cabinet member of several presidential administrations, and his brothers were future Union generals Hugh Boyle Ewing, and Thomas Junior. He also was the foster brother and later brother-in-law of William T. Sherman. He practiced law before accepting a commission in one of the newly authorized regular army infantry regiments. The 13th United States Regular Infantry, at the outbreak of the war. He spent the first year of the war organizing the new unit and did not join the forces in the field until the fall of 1862. Taking part in the operations against Vicksburg, with the regiment's 1st Battalion, he took temporary charge of it during the first assault at the city itself until wounded while carrying the flag. Brevetted for this he was further rewarded with promotion to Lieutenant Colonel and assignment to Sherman's staff. As an inspector, he took part in the Chattanooga and Meridian Campaigns and was brevetted for the Atlanta Campaign. He continued with Sherman on the March to the Sea and through the Carolinas. On March 8, 1865 he was promoted to Brigadier General of Volunteers and was brevetted Colonel of Regulars five days later. Resigning on December 1, 1865, from the volunteers, he served two more years as a Captain in the 22nd United States Regular Infantry until he resigned to practice law in Washington D.C., where he later would pass away in 1883.
Civil War Union Brigadier General. He was born in Lancaster, Ohio, a member of Ohio's privileged Ewing family. His father was Thomas Ewing, who served as a United States Senator and Cabinet member of several presidential administrations, and his brothers were future Union generals Hugh Boyle Ewing, and Thomas Junior. He also was the foster brother and later brother-in-law of William T. Sherman. He practiced law before accepting a commission in one of the newly authorized regular army infantry regiments. The 13th United States Regular Infantry, at the outbreak of the war. He spent the first year of the war organizing the new unit and did not join the forces in the field until the fall of 1862. Taking part in the operations against Vicksburg, with the regiment's 1st Battalion, he took temporary charge of it during the first assault at the city itself until wounded while carrying the flag. Brevetted for this he was further rewarded with promotion to Lieutenant Colonel and assignment to Sherman's staff. As an inspector, he took part in the Chattanooga and Meridian Campaigns and was brevetted for the Atlanta Campaign. He continued with Sherman on the March to the Sea and through the Carolinas. On March 8, 1865 he was promoted to Brigadier General of Volunteers and was brevetted Colonel of Regulars five days later. Resigning on December 1, 1865, from the volunteers, he served two more years as a Captain in the 22nd United States Regular Infantry until he resigned to practice law in Washington D.C., where he later would pass away in 1883.
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Inscription
Front: Captain and Brevet Colonel, U.S. Army
Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers
Back: Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great
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