Henry D. Washburn
Henry Dana Washburn | |
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Born | Woodstock, Vermont | March 28, 1832
Died | January 26, 1871 Clinton, Indiana | (aged 38)
Place of burial | Riverside Cemetery, Clinton, Indiana |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Rank | Brevet Major General Brevet Brigadier General Colonel |
Battles/wars | American Civil War
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Henry Dana Washburn (March 28, 1832 – January 26, 1871) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and a colonel and was breveted twice as brigadier general and major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Biography
Born in
With the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army on August 16, 1861, serving as lieutenant colonel of the Eighteenth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Pea Ridge by leading the 18th Indiana in a counterattack to recapture two guns lost from the Peoria battery. He was subsequently promoted to colonel and given command of the regiment on July 15, 1862.[1]
After garrisoning Missouri for the fall and winter, the 18th Indiana was attached to Grant’s army endeavoring to cross the Mississippi and seize Vicksburg. The 18th Indiana fought at Port Gibson and Champion Hill and took part in the siege operations around Vicksburg, where he commanded a brigade commended for valorous actions during the initial assault upon the enemy fortress in May 1863. After the successful end of the Vicksburg operation, Washburn’s brigade remained with the XIII Army Corps involved in operations up the Teche River, and the successful capture of several Rebel forts. In January 1864, the 18th Indiana was sent to Virginia where it participated in several stiff skirmishes. In August 1864, the 18th Indiana was attached to the 4th Brigade, 2nd Division (Grover) of Emory’s XIX Army Corps.[2]
During
Following the war, Washburn resumed his law practice and returned to politics. He successfully contested as a Republican the election of Daniel W. Voorhees to the Thirty-ninth Congress. He was reelected to the Fortieth Congress and served from February 23, 1866, to March 3, 1869. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1868 to the Forty-first Congress.
He was appointed surveyor general of
Washburn returned to Clinton, Indiana, where he died on January 26, 1871. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery.
See also
List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union)
References
- ^ Merrill, Catherine (1866). The Soldier of Indiana in the War for the Union. Indianapolis Indiana: Merrill and Company. pp. 203, 209.
- ^ Terrell, W.H.H. (1865). The Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana Vol II. Indianapolis: W.R. Holloway. pp. 158, 167.
- ^ No Name. "Nineteenth Army Corps". Civil War Home. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- ^ Heitman, Francis B. (1903). Historical Register and Dictionary of the US Army (Volume I ed.). Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 1004.
- ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 715.
- United States Congress. "Henry D. Washburn (id: W000172)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-13
- Eicher, John H.; ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- Terrell, W.H.H. (1865). The Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana: W.R. Holloway.
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