Richard Coulter Sr.
Born: October 1, 1827
Birthplace: Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Father: Eli Coulter Jr. 1791 – 1830
(Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Rebecca Alexander 1788 – 1854
(Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Emma Welty 1841 – 1929
(Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania)
Children:
Brig. General Richard Coulter Jr. 1870 – 1955
(Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania)
Rebecca Coulter Barclay 1872 – 1937
(Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania)
Lt. Colonel Henry Welty Coulter 1873 – 1932
(Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania)
Alexander Coulter 1875 – 1916
(Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania)
William Alexander Coulter 1878 – 1955
(Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania)
Margaret Coulter 1883 – 1967
(Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania)
Education:
Attended Jefferson College
Occupation before War:
Worked in his Uncle’s law Office in Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Served in the Mexican – American War in Westmoreland Guards
1848 – 1861: Attorney in Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Civil War Career:
1861: Organizer of Company in Pennsylvania and Served as Captain
1861: Lt. Colonel of 11th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
1861: Elected Colonel at reorganization of his regiment on Nov. 27th
1861 – 1865: Colonel of 11th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
1862: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Virginia
1862: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Thoroughfare Gap, Virginia
1862: Regimental Commander at the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862: Acted as Brigade Commander at the Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1862: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1862: Wounded in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Led 296 men into the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863: Acting Brigade Commander at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863: Wounded on the First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1864: Brigade Commander during the Overland Campaign in, Virginia
1864: Acting Division Commander at the Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia
1864: Wounded on April 18th and incapacitated for several Months
1864: Briefly Brigade Commander at Battle of Globe Tavern, Virginia
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General for His Service in the War
1865: Brigade Commander in the Appomattox Campaign in Virginia
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on July 1st at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1866: Confirmed as Brevet Major General by the United States Senate
Occupation after War:
Businessman in Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Investor of Industries, Businesses, and residential areas
President of First Commonwealth Bank of Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Investor and Leader in Steel Industry in Pennsylvania
Died: October 14, 1908
Place of Death: Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Age at time of Death: 81 years old
Burial Place: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania
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