William Passmore Carlin
Born: November 23, 1829
Birthplace: Rich Woods, Greene County, Illinois
Father: William B. Carlin 1804 – 1850
(Buried: Carrollton City Cemetery, Carrollton, Illinois)
Mother: Mary Goode 1805 – 1888
(Buried: Carrollton City Cemetery, Carrollton, Illinois)
Wife: Catherine Jeanette Michael 1843 – 1912
Children:
William Edward Carlin 1866 – 1928
Education:
1850: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (20th in class)
Occupation before War:
1850 – 1851: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Infantry
1850 – 1851: Frontier Duty at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
1851 – 1855: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1851 – 1854: Frontier Duty at Fort Ripley, Minnesota
1854 – 1855: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1855: Served on the Sioux Expedition
1855 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1855 – 1857: Frontier Duty at Fort Laramie Dakota Territory
1857: Served in the Cheyenne Expedition
1858: Served in the Utah Expedition
1858: Served in the March to California
1858 – 1859: in camp at Head of Russian River, California
1859 – 1860: Frontier Duty at Fort Bragg, California
1860 – 1861: Recruiter for United States Army
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1864: Captain United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1861: Recruiting and Mustering officer at Buffalo, New York
1861 – 1862: Served in Operations in Missouri, and Arkansas
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 38th Illinois Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the Action at Fredericktown, Missouri
1861: In Pursuit of Confederates under Jeff Thompson
1861 – 1862: Union Army Commander of Southeast, Missouri
1862: Served in the Expedition into Arkansas
1862: Served in the capture of Pocahontas, and Jacksonport, Arkansas
1862: Served in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
1862: Served in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1862: Served in the Skirmish at Knob Gap
1862 – 1863: Served in the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee
1863: Served in the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
1863: Served in the Battle of Lookout Mountain
1863: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Chattanooga
1863: Served in the Battle of Ringgold Gap, Georgia
1864 – 1866: Major of United States Army, 16th Infantry Regiment
1864: Served in the Action at Buzzard’s Roost, Georgia
1864: Served in the Battle of Resaca, Georgia
1864: On Sick leave from Union Army July 2 – 30th
1864: Served in the Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
1864: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Jonesborough, Georgia
1864: Served in Pursuit of Hood’s Confederate Army at Galesville, Alabama
1864: Served in Sherman’s March to the Sea
1865: Served in the Carolina’s Campaign
1865: Brevetted Major General for his service in the War
1865: Served in the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina
1865: President of Board of officers for Volunteer Service
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on August 24th
Occupation after War:
1864 – 1866: Major of United States Army, 16th Infantry Regiment
1866: President of Military Commission at Nashville, Tennessee
1866 – 1867: Commander of detachment, 16th Infantry
1866 – 1869: Major of United States Army, 34th Infantry Regiment
1869 – 1872: Major of United States Army, 16th Infantry Regiment
1872 – 1882: Lt. Colonel United States Army, 17th Infantry Regiment
1882 – 1893: Colonel United States Army, 4th Infantry Regiment
1893: Brigadier General in United States Army
1893: Retired from United States Army on November 24th
Died: October 4, 1903
Place of Death: Livingston, Montana, on White Pacific Train
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: Carrollton City Cemetery, Carrollton, Illinois
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