George W. Getty
George Washington Getty (October 2, 1819 – October 1, 1901) was a career military officer in the United States Army, most noted for his role as a division commander in the Army of the Potomac during the final full year of the American Civil War.
Early life
Getty was born in
Civil War
At the beginning of the Civil War, Getty was a captain in the 4th U.S. Artillery. In September, 1861, he was appointed
After subsequent engineering duty and command of a diversion to the
Postbellum career
Getty was in command of the District of Baltimore, Maryland., Aug. 9, 1865, to January, 29th, 1866. Then he was in command of the District of the Rio Grande, February 19 to August 31, 1866.[4] During this time on July 28, 1866, Getty was appointed colonel of the 37th U.S. Infantry in the regular army.[5]
He next served in command of the District of Texas, from August 31 to October 9, 1866, during which time he was mustered out of Volunteer Service, on September 1, 1866. Following a leave of absence, awaiting orders, he was given command of the District of New Mexico, from April 11, 1867, to January 11, 1871.[4]
He transferred to command the 3rd U.S. Infantry, March 15, 1869.[5] Getty then transferred to the 3rd U.S. Artillery on December 31, 1870, and then commanded the Artillery School at Fortress Monroe, Virginia, for six years.[5] However, from June 24 to July 25, 1877, he was detached in command of troops along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad during labor strikes.[4]
Getty was a member of the
General Getty was a member of several military societies including the Aztec Club of 1847, the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and the Military Order of Foreign Wars.
After he retired from the Army on October 2, 1883,[5] Getty lived on a farm near Forest Glen, Maryland, until his death there on October 1, 1901.[5] Getty was buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery.
General Getty Neighborhood Park, located near his farm in Forest Glen, is named after him.[6]
Family
General Getty's son,
Notes
- ISBN 0-8047-3641-3. p. 712
- ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 707
- ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 721
- ^ a b c George W. Cullum's, Register of Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, Vol. II, p.41 #1031 George W. Getty
- ^ a b c d e f Eicher, 2001, p. 252
- ^ "General Getty Neighborhood Park". Montgomery Parks. August 23, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
References
- Eicher, John H., and ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- Warner, Ezra J., Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1964, ISBN 0-8071-0822-7.