David Bell Birney
Born: May 29, 1825
Birthplace: Huntsville, Alabama
Father: James Gillespie Birney Jr. 1792 – 1857
(Buried: Williamsburg Cemetery, Groveland, New York)
Mother: Elizabeth Potts Fitzhugh 1802 – 1869
(Buried: Williamsburg Cemetery, Groveland, New York)
Wife: Marie Antoinette Jennison 1831 – 1902
(Buried: Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Children:
Agatha McDowell Birney 1848 – 1868
(Buried: Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Belle Birney 1853 – 1874
(Buried: Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Dr. David Bell Birney II 1862 – 1909
(Buried: Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Education:
Graduated from Phillips Academy
Occupation before War:
1856 – 1861: Attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Civil War Career:
1861: Lt. Colonel of 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1862: Brigade Commander during the Virginia Peninsula Campaign
1862: Court martialed due to a misunderstanding of orders
1862: Acquitted in his court martial and restored to command
1862: Brigade Commander in the Seven Days Campaign
1862: Served in the Battle of Glendale, Virginia
1862: Served in the Second Battle of Bull Run
1862: Served in the Battle of Chantilly, Virginia
1862: Division Commander in Washington, D.C.
1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Division Commander in the Battle of Chancellorsville
1863 – 1864: Major General of Union Army, Volunteers
1863: Division Commander in the Battle of Gettysburg
1863: Temporary Commander of 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
1864: Division Commander during the Overland Campaign
1864: Served in the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
1864: Wounded during the Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia
1864: Served in the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia
1864: Commander of X Corps in the Army of the James
1864: Suffered from the effects of diarrhea at Petersburg
1864: Suffered from Diarrhea and delirious in Philadelphia
1864: Suffered from Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Died: October 18, 1864
Place of Death: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cause of Death: Dysentery (some say it was caused by typhoid fever)
Age at time of Death: 39 years old
Burial Place: Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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