Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served as Colonel and commander of two different regiments - the 19th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and the 90th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He commanded the latter regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg, where it was in Henry Baxter's I Corps brigade (1st Corps, 2nd Division, Second Brigade). In the brutal and confused fighting of the First Day, he temporarily commanded the First Brigade (Paul's) of his division when four previous commanders had been either wounded or captured. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "faithful and gallant service in battle".
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served as Colonel and commander of two different regiments - the 19th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and the 90th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He commanded the latter regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg, where it was in Henry Baxter's I Corps brigade (1st Corps, 2nd Division, Second Brigade). In the brutal and confused fighting of the First Day, he temporarily commanded the First Brigade (Paul's) of his division when four previous commanders had been either wounded or captured. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "faithful and gallant service in battle".
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