George Henry Chapman
Born: November 22, 1832
Birthplace: Holland, Massachusetts
Father: Jacob Page Chapman 1797 –
Mother: Pauline Fairbanks 1801 – 1870
Wife: Hannah Gilman Chapman 1838 – 1912
(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Children:
George H. Chapman 1867 –
Lawrence G. Chapman 1869 –
Maurice Morris Chapman 1870 –
Page Chapman 1872 – 1947
Victor Chapman 1874 – 1881
Marvin Chapman 1880 –
Occupation before War:
1847 – 1850: Served in the United States Navy, rising to Midshipman
Mercantile Businessman in Indianapolis, Indiana
Editor and Publisher of Indiana Republican Newspaper
1860 – 1861: Assistant Clerk in United States House of Representatives
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Major of 3rd Indiana Cavalry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel in the Union Army, Volunteers
1862: Participated in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862: Participated in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1862: Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863 – 1864: Colonel in the Union Army, Volunteers
1863: Cavalry Brigade Commander, Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1864: Participated in the Virginia Valley Campaign
1864 – 1866: Brigadier General in Union Army, Volunteers
1864: Wounded during the Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia
1865: Cavalry Brigade Commander at Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia
1865: Cavalry Commander in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
1865: Cavalry Commander in Washington, D.C.
1865 – 1866: Served on Several Court Martial Boards
1866: Resigned from the Union Army Volunteers on January 7th
Occupation after War:
Marion County, Indiana Criminal Court Judge
Receiver for two Railroad Companies
Indiana State Senator
Died: June 16, 1882
Place of Death: Indianapolis, Indiana
Age at time of Death: 49 years old
Cause of Death: Aneurysm of the Aorta
Burial Place: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
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