Hannibal Day:
Born: February 15, 1804
Birthplace: Montpelier Vermont
Father: Dr. Sylvester Day 1778 – 1851
(Buried: Alleghany Cemetery Pittsburgh Pennsylvania)
Mother:
Wife: Maria Ann Houghton 1808 – 1891
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery Leominster Massachusetts)
Children:
Colonel Sylvester Henry Day 1840 – 1926
(Buried: Lone Mountain Cemetery Carson City Nevada)
1st Lt. Russell Hamilton Day 1845 – 1882
(Buried: Fort Douglas Cemetery Salt Lake City Utah)
Lavinia Day Huff 1847 – 1933
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Virginia)
Education:
1823: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (23rd in class)
Occupation before War:
1823 – 1832: 2nd Lt. United States Army 2nd Infantry Regiment
1823 – 1828: Garrison Duty at Fort Brady Michigan
1828 – 1831: Topographical Duty in the U.S. Army
1832 – 1838: 1st Lt. United States Army 2nd Infantry Regiment
1832: Garrison duty at Fort Niagara New York
1832 – 1833: Garrison duty at Fort Dearborn Illinois
1833 – 1836: Garrison duty at Hancock Barracks Maine
1836: Garrison duty at Fort Independence Massachusetts
1836 – 1838: Recruiter for United States Army
1838 – 1839: Served in the Seminole War in Florida
1838 – 1852: Captain United States Army 2nd Infantry Regiment
1838 – 1839: Served in the Seminole War in Florida
1839 – 1841: Leave of absence from U.S. Army due to sickness
1841 – 1842: Served in the Seminole War in Florida
1842 – 1845: Garrison duty in Buffalo New York
1845 – 1846: Garrison duty in Detroit Michigan
1846 – 1847: Served in the Mexican – American war at Tampico
1847 – 1848: Recruiter for United States Army
1848: Garrison duty at Fort Hamilton New York
1848 – 1849: Served in the voyage to California
1849: Frontier duty at Sutersville California
1849: Frontier duty at Bear Creek California
1850 – 1851: Frontier duty at Camp Far West California
1852 – 1853: Frontier duty at Benicia California
1852 – 1861: Major United States Army 2nd Infantry Regiment
1852 – 1853: Frontier duty at Benicia California
1854: Garrison duty at Jefferson Barracks Missouri
1854 – 1855: Frontier duty at Fort Ridgely Minnesota
1855 – 1856: Frontier duty at Fort Ripley Minnesota
1856 – 1858: Frontier duty at Fort Randall Dakota Territory
1859 – 1860: Frontier duty at Fort Laramie Dakota Territory
1860 – 1861: Frontier duty at Fort Abercrombie Dakota Territory
Civil War Career:
1852 – 1861: Major United States Army 2nd Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel United States Army 2nd Infantry Regiment
1861: Commander of U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1863: Recruiter for United States Army
1862 – 1863: Colonel United States Army 6th Infantry Regiment
1863: Served in the Pennsylvania Campaign
1863: Participated in the Battle of Gettysburg Pennsylvania
1863: Served in the march to Warrenton Virginia
1863: Retired from Active Service in U.S. Army on August 1st.
1863 – 1864: Commander of Fort Hamilton New York
1864 – 1869: Member Military Commissions and Courts Martial
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General for long and faithful service
Died: March 26, 1891
Place of Death: Leominster Massachusetts
Age at time of Death: 87 years old
Burial Place: Evergreen Cemetery Leominster Massachusetts
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