Thomas W. Hyde
Thomas W. Hyde | |
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1st Maine Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment | |
Battles/wars | American Civil War *Second Battle of Bull Run *Battle of Antietam *Battle of Gettysburg |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Other work | Senator, Mayor, Founder of Bath Iron Works |
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Thomas Worcester Hyde (January 16, 1841 – December 14, 1899) was an American
Biography
Born in Florence, Italy, to parents who were natives of Bath, Maine, Hyde graduated from Bowdoin College in 1861 and then from the Old University of Chicago, now Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.[1]
Hyde began his
On September 24, 1864, Hyde transferred to the
While serving under Major General
On January 13, 1866,
Starting in 1873, Hyde served three terms in the Maine Senate, including two as president. He became mayor of Bath, Maine in 1878.
In 1884, he founded Bath Iron Works and became general manager of it in 1888. Since it was founded, the shipyard has executed more than 425 shipbuilding contracts, including 245 for the U.S. Navy.
In 1894, he was named president of the Boston Elevated Railway Company.[7]
Hyde wrote the books Following the Greek Cross Or, Memories Of The Sixth Army Corps (1894) and Recollections of the Battle of Gettysburg (1898).[2]
Hyde died on November 15, 1899, at
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Major, 7th Maine Infantry. Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862. Entered service at: Bath, Maine. Birth: Italy. Date of issue: 8 April 1891. His citation read:
Led his regiment in an assault on a strong body of the enemy's infantry and kept up the fight until the greater part of his men had been killed or wounded, bringing the remainder safely out of the fight.[2]
See also
- List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L
- List of American Civil War brevet Generals (Union)
Notes
- ^ a b New York Times obituary, November 15, 1899
- ^ ISBN 0-8047-3641-3. p. 312
- ^ ISBN 1-56013-002-4. p. 307
- ^ Neither Hunt and Brown nor the Eichers give the exact date of this appointment.
- ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 749
- ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 713
- ^ "Gen Hyde Accepts". The Boston Daily Globe. July 22, 1894.
References
- Eicher, John H., and ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- Hunt, Roger D. and Jack R. Brown, Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue. Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 1990. ISBN 1-56013-002-4.