Back in March, I wrote about this man who was put in command of the coast defense around Wilmington, NC, back in the early stages of the war. He graduated from the USMA at West Point in 1841 and served in the Army. First, he was a 2nd Lt. at Fort Columbus in New York, then served in the Florida War, Second Seminole War and the Mexican War along with other assignments during his 12 year career.
He resigned and became a civilian engineer for NC river improvements before joining the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad before the war. The town of Fremont in Wayne County, NC, is named for him. It was a station on the W &W Railroad. My brother and I attended their Daffodil Festival in the spring.
At the time, I had no idea of the connection between the town and the man.
Some other notable cadets from the West Point Class of 1841 who made a name for themselves in the Civil War:
Josiah Gorgas
Thomas J. Rodman
Nathaniel Lyon
John F. Reynolds
Robert Garnett
Richard Garnett
Don Carlos Buell
Just Some Stuff I Didn't Know. --Old B-R'er
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