★  Abercrombie, Joseph J.

John Joseph Abercrombie

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Born:
March 4, 1798
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Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland

Father: John Joseph Abercrombie 1745 – 1816

Mother:
Sarah DeNormandie 1751 – 1816

Wife: Mary Engle Patterson 1818 – 1874
(Buried: Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)​

Children:

Sara “Sallie” Iowa Abercrombie Goodman 1842 – 1935​
(Buried: Saint Thomas Episcopal Church, Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania)​
Mary Ernestine Abercrombie Appleton 1844 – 1867​
(Buried: Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)​
Lt. John Joseph Abercrombie Jr. 1845 – 1919​
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)​
Clara DeNormandie Abercrombie 1852 – 1942​
(Buried: Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)​
Francis Patterson “Frank” Abercrombie 1852 – 1939​
(Buried: Saint Thomas Episcopal Church, Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania)​
Suzanne E. Abercrombie Wilson 1854 – 1932​
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)​
Colonel William Ralph Abercrombie 1857 – 1943​
(Buried: Cremated, Location of Ashes Currently Unknown)​
Ida Abercrombie Newlin 1859 – 1888​
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)​

Education:

1822: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (37th in class)​

Occupation before War:

1822: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Infantry Regiment​
1822 – 1828: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Infantry Regiment​
1825 – 1833: Adjutant of United States Army, 1st Infantry Regiment​
1828 – 1836: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st​ Infantry Regiment​
1836 – 1847: Captain United States Army, 1st Infantry Regiment​
1837: Brevetted Major for Gallantry for his service in Florida​
1846: Wounded at the Battle of Monterrey, Mexico​
1846: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Monterrey​
1846 – 1847: Aide to General Patterson in Mexican War​
1847 – 1852: Major, United States Army, 5th Infantry Regiment​
1852 – 1861: Lt. Colonel, United States Army, 2nd Infantry Regiment​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1865: Colonel, United States Army, 7th Infantry Regiment​
1861: Served in the Action at Falling Waters, Virginia on July 2nd
1861 – 1864: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers Infantry​
1862: Wounded slightly in head at the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia​
1862: Served at the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia​
1862 – 1863: Commander of Defenses at Chinn’s Bridge​
1863: Division Commander in Centreville, Virginia​
1863 – 1864: Member of Military Courts in Washington, D.C.​
1864: Served in the Defenses against Hampton’s Legion​
1864: Mustered out of Volunteer Service on June 24th
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General for his faithful service in War​
1865 – 1866: Commander of Fort Schuyler, New York​
1865: Retired from Active Service on his own application​
1866 – 1869: Court Martial Duty for United States Army​

Died: January 3, 1877

Place of Death:
Roslyn, New York

Cause of Death:
Unknown

Age at time of Death: 78 years old

Burial Place: Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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