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Identifier: unionarmyhistory08madi (find matches)
Title: The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Biography
Publisher: Madison, Wis. Federal Publishing Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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s orSeven Pines, Va., he distinguished himself in both the first andsecond days fighting, for which he was brevetted brigadier-gen-eral in the regular army. He led the 3d corps in the seven daysfighting about Richmond, subsequently joined Pope in his Vir-ginia campaign, and at the second battle of Bull Run his corpsformed the right wing of Popes army. He was in command ofthe defenses of Washington during the Marjiand campaign, andlater he was appointed to the command of the department ofWashington and the 23d corps, which appointment he held duringthe battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. He was relievedof his command in Oct., 1863, and from Jan. to Oct., 1864, he com-manded the northern department, including the states of Ohio, In-diana, Illinois and Michigan, serving after that on court-martialduty. He was brevetted major-general U. S. A. March 13, 1865,was mustered out of the volunteer service in August of that year,and in September resumed command of his regiment, being sta-
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Brig.-Gen. Herman HauptBrig.-Gen. I. N. HaynieBrig.-Gen. Alex. FIaysBrig.-Gen. C. A. Heckman Brig.-Gen. J. P. HawkinsBrig.-Gen. Joseph HayesBrig.-Gen. Wm. HaysINIaj.-Gcn. S. I. Heixtzel- MAX Ilrig.-Gen. J. R. HawleyBrig.-Gcn. R. R. HayesWaj.-Gen. \V. B. Hazeni\raj.-Gen. K. J. IIerron Biographical Sketches 129 tioned first in New York harbor and subsequently in Texas. Hewas retired with the rank of colonel, Feb. 22, 1869. and on April29, 1869, was by special act of Congress placed on the retired listwith the full rank of major-general to date from his retirement.He died in Washington, D. C., May i, 1880. Herron, Freincis J., major-general, was born in Pittsburg, Pa.,Feb. 17, 1837, was educated at the Western University of Pennsyl-vania and moved west, becoming a merchant in Dubuque, la.,where he organized and became captain of the Governors Greysin 1861. He entered the volunteer service in April, 1861, as captainin the ist Iowa regiment, and commanded his company at Dugsprings, Ozark a

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