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James Vote (Voty) Bomford
Born(1811-10-05)October 5, 1811
Siege of Vera Cruz, Battle of Cerro Gordo, Battle of Churubusco, Battle of Molino del Rey, Battle of Chapultepec: Wars; American Civil War
RelationsGeorge Bomford (father)
George N. Bomford (son)

James Vote (Voty) Bomford (October 5, 1811 – February 6, 1892) was a soldier in the United States

captain
.

Family

James was born October 5, 1811, on

Governors Island, New York, to George Bomford and Louisa Sophia Catton, daughter of noted English artist Charles P. Catton. They had four children, George Newman Bomford, James Vote Bomford, Jr., Elizabeth Bernardine "Lilly" Bomford, and Fredrika Augusta Bomford.[1]

Military service

Voty Bomford served gallantly in the

City of Mexico; and the Civil War. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel of the 8th infantry when Fort Sumter was fired upon, and was held as a prisoner from April, 1861 to May, 1862 for failure to agree not to fight against the South. After release, he was assigned as executive officer of the Sixteenth Infantry under the command of Colonel (Brigadier-General Volunteers) Andrew Porter.[2]

Military history

Bomford left

Sackett's Harbor, New York
.

Still in the 8th Infantry, he was promoted to captain March 4, 1845. In this capacity he served in the war with Mexico and engaged in the

U.S. 8th Infantry Regiment, commanded by Major George Wright, to initiate the advance against the army of General Santa Ana that had four thousand cavalry and a force of 14,000 men, against the 2800 men General Worth commanded. The battle of Molino del Rey, that was two miles (3 km) from Mexico City, preceded the Battle of Chapultepec
(September 13, 1847). This is the battle that resulted in the capture of Mexico City, the placement of the American flag by Bomford, and the end of the war. He was brevetted major August 20, 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the Battles of Contreras and Churubusco, and brevetted lieutenant colonel September 8, 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the Battle of Molino del Rey.

Assigned to

Fighting McCook" family of Ohio; in this capacity he fought at Perryville, Kentucky
, and was wounded twice. Bomford was brevetted colonel October 8, 1862, for gallant and meritorious services at the Battle of Perryville. He was assigned as acting assistant provost marshal general of Western Division of Pennsylvania, May 30, 1863, to July 31, 1864; he was promoted to colonel and assigned to the 8th Infantry May 18, 1864.

Bomford also served: in command of the District of North Carolina from September 20, 1866, to April, 1867; the regiment at Raleigh, North Carolina from April, 1867 to May 18, 1868; of the District of South Carolina from May 18, 1868, to October 23, 1870; of regiment at Davids' Island, New York Harbor, from November 5, 1870, to July 5, 1872; as Acting Inspector in the Department of the Platte, at Omaha, Nebraska from July 15 to October 1, 1872; in command of regiment at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming from October 5, 1872, to November 26, 1873; and on sick leave of absence from November 16, 1873, to June 8, 1874.[3]

Eventually (in the 1890s),

Rodman Guns (one cast 1872) were set up on the island that Bomford had commanded, 1870–72. Davids' Island, formerly called Rodman's Island, had once belonged to relatives along with nearby Rodman's Neck. Rodman's guns were improvements to the Columbiads that Bomford's father had invented.[4] Under the law (July 17, 1862), and being over the age of 62, Brigadier General James Bomford was retired from duty June 8, 1872, after 43 distinguished years of service.[5]

Death

Bomford died January 6, 1892, at

Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside.[6]

See also

Center of Military History Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine

References

  1. ^ Bomford family Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine-Peterson, Nancy Simons, CG., in association with the Board for Certification of Genealogists; "Guarded Pasts: The Lives and Offspring of Colonel George and Clara (Baldwin) Bomford." National Genealogical Society (NGS) Quarterly 86 (December 1998): p. 286-305. A winner of the NGS Family History writing contest; Retrieved April 28, 2011
  2. ^ The New York Times Published 28 October 1862; Retrieved April 26, 2011
  3. ^ Cullums Register Retrieved April 28, 2011
  4. ^ Columbiads
  5. ^ [1] Cullums Register: Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900; Retrieved April 25, 2011
  6. ^ [2] Cullums Register from New York Times, Jan. 7, 1892 obituary. Retrieved April 26, 2011
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