March 10th Galena (Il) Gazette. Civil War Interactive Newswire.
The great grand nephew of Civil War Major General John Buford, a hero for the Union at Gettysburg was honored March 13th.
James Raymond Lewis, a World War II and Korean War veteran died October 31, 2009 and his remains interred at the Buford-Hanley plot at Chippinock Cemetery in Rock Island, Illinois.
General Buford was born in Kentucky, but grew up in Rock Island. He attended Knox College for a year before being accepted into West Point where he graduated 16th in his class.
At the onset of the war, he had to decide which side to fought for since his wife's family owned slaves. In December 1863, he was dying of typhoid fever and Abraham Lincoln promoted him to major general. He died December 13, 1863.
He is buried at West Point alongside Alonzo Cushing who was killed at Gettysburg and is receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously. In 1865, a 25-foot obelisk was erected over his grave.
Quite the Hero. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
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General Alfred H. Terry
The War and Games Blog recently featured an entry on Union General Alfred H. Terry. the commander in charge of the capture of Fort Fisher.
After the Civil War, he was one of the very few volunteer generals to stay with the army and commanded the Department of the Dakota during the 1876 Sioux War and was criticized for Custer's defeat at the Little Big Horn,
He was born in Hartford, Connecticut and had a law background while serving as an officer in the local militia. Led a regiment at First Bull Run then recruited the 7th Connecticut regiment. Participated in the capture and occupation of Port Royal, SC, in November 1861 and distinguished self in the capture of Fort Pulaski, Georgia and was appointed garrison commander and promoted to the rank of volunteer brigadier general.
Later, he was involved in the operations against Charleston before transferring to Butler's Army of the James where he took part in the action at Drewry's Bluff. With all the sea coast experience, he was a natural selection for commander of the second assault on Fort Fisher, NC, after Butler's failure in the first one.
He received the thanks of Congress for Fort Fisher's capture and was promoted to brigadier general regular US Army.
After Wilmington was occupied, he operated with general John Schofield's Army of the Ohio in the march inland to link up with Sherman's Army at Goldsboro, NC.
Quite an Officer. --Old B-Runner
After the Civil War, he was one of the very few volunteer generals to stay with the army and commanded the Department of the Dakota during the 1876 Sioux War and was criticized for Custer's defeat at the Little Big Horn,
He was born in Hartford, Connecticut and had a law background while serving as an officer in the local militia. Led a regiment at First Bull Run then recruited the 7th Connecticut regiment. Participated in the capture and occupation of Port Royal, SC, in November 1861 and distinguished self in the capture of Fort Pulaski, Georgia and was appointed garrison commander and promoted to the rank of volunteer brigadier general.
Later, he was involved in the operations against Charleston before transferring to Butler's Army of the James where he took part in the action at Drewry's Bluff. With all the sea coast experience, he was a natural selection for commander of the second assault on Fort Fisher, NC, after Butler's failure in the first one.
He received the thanks of Congress for Fort Fisher's capture and was promoted to brigadier general regular US Army.
After Wilmington was occupied, he operated with general John Schofield's Army of the Ohio in the march inland to link up with Sherman's Army at Goldsboro, NC.
Quite an Officer. --Old B-Runner
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