Silas Casey
Born: July 12, 1807
Birthplace: East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Father: Wanton Casey 1760 – 1842
(Buried: Silas Casey Cemetery, North Kingstown, Rhode Island)
Mother: Elizabeth Goodale 1773 – 1830
(Buried: Silas Casey Cemetery, North Kingstown, Rhode Island)
1st Wife: Abby Perry Pearce 1813 – 1862
(Buried: Silas Casey Cemetery, North Kingstown, Rhode Island)
2nd Wife: Florida White Gordon 1841 – 1898
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Children:
Brig. General Thomas Lincoln Casey 1831 – 1896
(Buried: Silas Casey Cemetery North Kingstown Rhode Island)
Frederick Cummings Casey 1833 – 1834
(Buried: Silas Casey Cemetery North Kingstown Rhode Island)
Abby Pearce Casey Hunt 1838 – 1886
(Buried: Silas Casey Cemetery North Kingstown Rhode Island)
Rear Admiral Silas Casey Jr. 1841 – 1913
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Virginia)
Elizabeth Goodale Casey Scott 1844 – 1912
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery Washington D.C.)
Lt. Edward Wanton Casey 1850 – 1891
(Buried: Silas Casey Cemetery North Kingstown Rhode Island)
Julia Clifford Casey Bloodgood 1865 – 1911
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery Bronx New York)
Education:
1826: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (39th in class)
Occupation before War:
1826: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 7th Infantry Regiment
1826 – 1836: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Infantry Regiment
1826 – 1829: Frontier Duty at Fort Towson, Indian Territory
1829 – 1832: Garrison Duty at Sackett’s Harbor, New York
1836 – 1839: 1st Lt. United States Army, 2nd Infantry Regiment
1837 – 1841: Served in the Seminole War in Florida
1839 – 1855: Captain United States Army, 2nd Infantry Regiment
1847: Brevetted Major for Gallantry in two Mexican War Battles
1847: Wounded during storming of Chapultepec, Mexico
1847: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at Chapultepec, Mexico
1848 – 1849: Served on the Voyage to California
1851 – 1852: Served on Expedition to Coquille River, Oregon
1852 – 1854: Recruiter for United States Army
1854 – 1855: Member of U.S. Army Board of Officers
1854: Member of Board for Dragon manual and for Colt Revolver
1854 – 1855: Member of Board for Breechloading Arms
1855 – 1861: Lt. Colonel United States Army, 9th Infantry Regiment
1855: Member of Board to revise Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics
1856 – 1857: U.S. Army Commander of Puget Sound District Wash.
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1861 – 1862: Organizer of Volunteers in Washington, D.C.
1861 – 1868: Colonel United States Army 4th Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia
1862: Brevetted Brigadier General for Gallantry at Fair Oaks, Virginia
1862: Union Army Commander of White House, Virginia
1862 – 1863: Provisional Brigade Commander in Washington, D.C.
1862 – 1865: Major General of Union Army Volunteers
1863 – 1865: President for Examination of officers for Colored Regts.
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on August 24th
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1868: Colonel, United States Army, 4th Infantry Regiment
1865 – 1867: Regimental Commander in Detroit and Fort Wayne, Michigan
1867: U.S. Army Commissioner to Examine War Claims of Ohio
1868: Member of the Court of inquiry in United States Army
1868 – 1869: Member of U.S. Army Retiring Board in New York
1868: Retired from Active Service in U.S. Army on July 8th
Died: January 22, 1882
Place of Death: Brooklyn, New York
Cause of Death: Failure of his digestive System
Age at time of Death: 75 years old
Burial Place: Silas Casey Cemetery, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
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