★ Crocker, Marcellus M.

Marcellus Monroe Crocker​

Born: February 6, 1830

Birthplace: Franklin, Indiana

Father: James Gore Crocker 1807 – 1849

Mother: Jane Woollard 1811 – 1861

(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa)​

1st​ Wife: Harriet R. Pinkerton 1831 – 1853

(Buried: Sigourney East Cemetery, Sigourney, Iowa)​

2nd​ Wife: Charlotte D. O'Neill 1831 – 1923

(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa)​

Children:

Kitty Crocker​

(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa)​

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Tommy Crocker​

(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa)​

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Adda Crocker 1852 – 1868​

(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa)​

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Frank Crocker 1858 – 1918​

(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa)​

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Mary Marcellus Crocker Duncan 1861 – 1951​

(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa)​

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Grace Crocker 1865 – 1867​

(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa)​

Education:

Attended West Point Military Academy dropping out 2nd​ Year

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Des Moines, Iowa​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1865: Suffered from the effects of Tuberculosis​

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1861: Captain of 2nd​ Iowa Volunteers Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1862: Colonel of 13th​ Iowa Volunteers Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Served with distinction at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee​

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1862: Commander of Iowa Brigade at the Battle of Corinth, Mississippi​

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1862 – 1864: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers Infantry​

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1863: Conducted a raid into Mississippi during Vicksburg Campaign​

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1864: Resigned from the Union Army on May 14th​ due to bad health​

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1864: His resignation was not accepted by the Secretary of War​

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1864: Withdrew his resignation when offered New Mexico Territory​

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1864 – 1865: Served in New Mexico Territory in Santa Fe​

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1865: Relieved from duty on March 1st​ in Santa Fe​

Died: August 26, 1865

Place of Death: Willard's Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Cause of Death: Tuberculosis

Age at time of Death: 35 years old

Burial Place: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa

 

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Happy weekend (February 6th) Birthday Brig. General Marcellus M. Crocker! Salutes remembering General Crocker on his birthday.

 

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The Iowa Brigade was composed of the 11th, 13th, 15th, and 16th regiments of Iowa infantry.

 

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One source states that Crocker's Brigade was known as Crocker's Greyhounds for their swift marching ability,much like Walker's Greyhounds in the Confederate Army. Was this still the Iowa Brigade?

 

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About the time of the Battle of Jackson and Champion Hill.Crocker assumed command of the a division when General Isaac F. Quinby went on sick leave. One biography states. it was the 4th Division, another states it was the 7th.According to Quinby's bio it was probabably the 7th.