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Identifier: fieldfortfleet00quad (find matches)
Title: Field, fort and fleet ..
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: Quad, M., 1842-1924 Whittemore, Henry, 1833- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Grand army of the republic. Dept. of New York. George Washington post, no. 103. (from old catalog)
Publisher: Detroit, Mich., Detroit free press publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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lantry on field ofbattle at Pleasant Hill; was breveted Lieutenant-Colonel, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services during the war. Heldpositions on staffs of Generals Banks, Canby and Sheridan. Afterthe close of the war served with General Sheridan as Assistant Ad-jutant-General throughout the Indian campaigns, taking an activepart with General Custer. Resigned 1871; in 1876 was appointedConsul at Florence, Italy. Received from the King of Italy theorder of the Crown of Italy, for discovering and securing the arrestof the worst and most formidable band of criminals operating inEurope and the United States. Resigned in 1882 to accept theGovernorship of Montana, which was offered him by PresidentArthur. Resigned in 1884, having been appointed First Assistant-Postmaster-General. Was awarded June 30, 1-877, a life-saving gold medal of the FirstClass, under an act of Congress, for heroic daring in saving lifeat the peril of his own, on the yacht Mohawk, which was lostin 1876.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 49 GENERAL HORATIO GATES GIBSON, IT. S. A. Named after General Gates, of revolutionary fame, comes froma long line of distinguished Irish and Scotch ancestry from whomhe inherits the qualities of the true soldier. He was born in Baltimore, Md., May 22, 1827. Received aliberal education and entered West Point Military Academy inJuly 1843; was graduated July 1, 1847 and promoted to BrevetSecond Lieutenant Second Artillery, July 1, 1847 ; Second Lieu-tenant Third Artillery, September 8, 1847; First Lieutenant ThirdArtillery, May 26, 1851; Captain, Third Artillery, May 14, 1861;Brevet Major, May 5, 1862 for gallant and meritorious conduct atthe battle of Williamsburg, Va.; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, Sep-tember 17, 1862, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battle ofAntietam, Maryland; Lieutenant-Colonel Second Ohio ArtilleryVolunteers, August 1, 1863 ; Colonel Second Ohio Heavy ArtilleryVolunteers, August 15, 1863; Brevet Colonel, March 13, 1865,for gallant an

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  • bookauthor:Whittemore__Henry__1833___from_old_catalog_
  • booksubject:Grand_army_of_the_republic__Dept__of_New_York__George_Washington_post__no__103___from_old_catalog_
  • bookpublisher:Detroit__Mich___Detroit_free_press_publishing_company
  • bookcontributor:The_Library_of_Congress
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