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Re: Re: Truman Seymour |
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John Heseltine |
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Feb 6, 07 - 1:14 AM |
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heseltine@gwi.net |
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Seymour, Truman, Sept. 24, 1824 born at Burlington, Vt., son of Horatio and Lucy Case Seymour; July 1, 1846 graduated from West Point (19/59) and appointed brevet 2ndlt., 1st U. S. Artillery Rgt. at Ft Pickens, Fla. March 3, 1847 2ndlt. April 18, 1847 brevet 1stlt., U. S. Army for Cerro Gordo, Mexico; Aug. 20, 1847 brevet capt., U. S. Army for Contreras and Churubusco; Aug. 26, 1847 1stlt. Sept. 13-14, 1847 capture of Mexico City; 1848-1849 at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y. 1849-1850 at Ft Columbus, N. Y. 1850-1853 assistant professor of drawing at West Point; 1853-1856 at Ft. Moultrie, S. C. 1856-1858 Florida Indian War; 1860 at Ft. Moultrie, S. C. Nov. 22, 1860 capt. April 13, 1861 brevet maj., U. S. Army for defense of Fort Sumter, S. C. May 14, 1861 transferred to 5th U. S. Artillery Rgt. July 5–Sept. 24, 1861 regimental recruiting service; Sept. 24–Nov. 30, 1861 in charge of camp instruction, Harrisburg, Pa. 1862 chief of artillery in McCall's division; April 28, 1862 briggen., volunteers; May 16-June 12, 1862 commanded 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Department of the Rappahannock; June 18-30, 1862 commanded 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, V Corps, Army of the Potomac; Peninsular campaign; June 30-Aug. 26, 1862 commanded 3rd Division, V Corps, Army of the Potomac; Aug. 26-Sept. 12, 1862 commanded 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, III Corps, Army of Virginia; Sept. 12-17, 1862 commanded 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, I Corps, Army of the Potomac; Sept. 14, 1862 brevet ltcol, U. S. Army for South Mountain, Md. Sept. 17, 1862 brevet col., U. S. Army for Antietam, Md. Sept. 17-29, 1862 commanded 3rd Division, I Corps, Army of the Potomac; Sept. 29-Nov. 14, 1862 commanded 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, I Corps, Army of the Potomac; 1862-1864 chief of artillery, Department of the South; Dec. 26, 1862-Feb. 9, 1863 commanded U. S. Forces Beaufort, X Corps, Department of the South; July 6-19, 1863 commanded 2nd Division, X Corps, Department of the South; July 18, 1863 severely wounded during assault on Ft. Wagner, S. C. Oct. 18-Nov. 10, 1863 commanded U. S. Forces Morris Island, Department of the South; Dec. 6, 1863-Feb. 5, 1864 commanded U. S. Forces Hilton Head, X Corps, Department of the South; Feb. 16-March 24, 1864 commanded District of Flordia, Department of the South; Feb. 20, 1864 Olustee, Fla. May 5-6, 1864 commanded 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, VI Corps, Army of the Potomac; May 6, 1864 captured at the Wilderness, Va. Aug. 9, 1864 released; Oct. 19-Dec. 6, 1864 commanded 3rd Division, VI Corps, Army of the Shenandoah; Oct. 19, 1864 Cedar Creek, Va. Dec. 6, 1864-April 16, 1865 commanded 2nd Division, VI Corps, Army of the Potomac; siege of Petersburg, Va. March 13, 1865 brevet briggen., U. S. Army for Petersburg, Va. and brevet majgen., volunteers and brevet majgen., U. S. Army for war service; Sailors Creek, Va. April 17-June 28, 1865 commanded 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, VI Corps, Army of the Potomac; Aug. 24, 1865 mustered out of volunteers; 1865-1866 commanded troops at Key West, Fla. Aug 13, 1866 maj. 1869-1870 commanded Ft. Warren, Mass. 1870-1875 commanded Ft. Preble, South Portland, Maine; Nov. 1, 1876 retired; lived in Europe, most of the time in Florence, Italy; Oct. 30, 1891 died at Florence, Italy and buried in the Cimitero degli Allori there; June 24, 1892 his widow Louisa Seymour (c.1832 born in New York) applied for a pension while living in District of Columbia; 1919 his wife died and buried at West Point. |
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