Civil War Union Army Officer. He served in the 147th New York Volunteer Infantry, rising from Major to Colonel and commander of the unit. He led the unit at the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg (where he was wounded in the head) and in the May 1864 Batle of the Wilderness, where he was wounded and captured by Confederate forces. He was then imprisoned in 5 different Rebel prisons before being paroled on December 10, 1864. He served through the conclusion of the war, and was honorably mustered out on June 7, 1865.
Civil War Union Army Officer. He served in the 147th New York Volunteer Infantry, rising from Major to Colonel and commander of the unit. He led the unit at the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg (where he was wounded in the head) and in the May 1864 Batle of the Wilderness, where he was wounded and captured by Confederate forces. He was then imprisoned in 5 different Rebel prisons before being paroled on December 10, 1864. He served through the conclusion of the war, and was honorably mustered out on June 7, 1865.
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