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Civil War Union Brigader General. As an engineer before the Civil war he helped lay out plans for Central Park. He also contructed the dry docks at the Brooklyn Nay Yard in 1857. - other
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as a Sergeant in Company E, 23rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at New Bern, North Carolina on March 14, 1862. - other
US Congressman. During the Civil War he enlisted in the Union Army, receiving a commission of Captain and commander of Company H, 119th New York Volunteer Infantry on August 22, 1862. Promoted to Major on March 25, 1863, - other
Soldier, Author, Editor. He was born in Edinburgh and moved to the United States, living first in Poughkeepsie, New York and then Illinois - other