Elias Smith Dennis
Elias Smith Dennis | |
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Born | Newburgh, New York, US | December 4, 1812
Died | December 17, 1894 Carlyle, Illinois, US | (aged 82)
Place of burial | Carlyle Cemetery, Carlyle, Illinois |
Allegiance | United States Union |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1866 |
Rank | Brigadier General Brevet Major General |
Commands held | District of Northeastern Louisiana |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Other work | Illinois state politician, judge, sheriff |
Elias Smith Dennis (December 4, 1812 – December 17, 1894) was a politician and soldier from the state of Illinois who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Early life and career
Dennis was born in
Dennis served in the
Elias was dismissed from his duties as the Kansas Territory Marshal March 1, 1858. "The New York Herald" New York, NY Apr 17, 1858; p. 8, col 3. "When Senator Douglas ascertained that Dennis had been dismissed because he had testified against the Border Ruffian frauds, he moved & reconsideration of the vote of confirmation. Oligarchic Senators said no! never ! and Free State serviles submitted. The Senate voted 27 for—20 against Douglas's motion. Mr. Dennis is a Democrat, and his sole offence was telling the truth before the investigation committee of the Territorial Legislature. He has, however, only me the fate of all the Democrats sent to Kansas, who have flinched, in the slightest degree, in upholding the rascalities of the Pro-Slavery party.
Civil War service
When the war began, Dennis was selected as the
During the 1863
He served as the commanding officer of the Union militia in Louisiana until the end of the war. Dennis was mustered out of the volunteer army on August 24, 1865.[2] On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Dennis to receive the brevet grade of major general, to rank from April 13, 1865, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination on March 12, 1866.[3]
Postbellum career
He was a parish judge and sheriff in
He died from pneumonia in Carlyle, Illinois in 1894 and was buried in the City Cemetery.
A bronze bust of Dennis was erected in 1915 on the Vicksburg National Military Park.[5]
See also
References
- ^ University of North Carolina library Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ISBN 0-8047-3641-3. p. 206
- ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 711
- ^ Dennis biography at rootsweb.com Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ Dennis statue Retrieved 2008-11-04.
Further reading
- Eicher, John H., and ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- Wickliffe, Helen Sharp, Brigadier General Elias S. Dennis is Carlyle's Forgotten Hero of Civil War.