Chapman Biddle
Born: January 22, 1822
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Father: Colonel Clement Connell Biddle 1784 – 1855
(Buried: Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Mary Searle Barclay 1785 – 1872
(Buried: Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Mary Livingston Cochran 1822 – 1894
(Saint James the Less Episcopal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Children:
Mary Cochrane Biddle 1850 – 1929
(Saint James the Less Episcopal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Walter Livingston Cochran Biddle 1853 – 1888
(Saint James the Less Episcopal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Civil War Career:
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 121st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
1862: Held in reserve at the Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1862: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Led 264 men onto the battlefield of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863: Acting Brigade Commander at the Battle of Gettysburg
1863: Wounded in the head 1st day of Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863: Led his regiment in the repulse of Pickett’s Charge on 3rd day
1863: Regimental Commander during the Bristoe Campaign in Virginia
1863: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Mine Run, Virginia
1863: Discharged from the Union Army on December 10th
Occupation after War:
Counsel for the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Leader for creating Fairmont Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Author of Account of first day of Battle of Gettysburg
Died: December 29, 1880
Place of Death: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age at time of Death: 68 years old
Burial Place: Saint James the Less Episcopal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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