★ Estey, George P.

George Peabody Estey (Este)​

Born: April 24, 1829

Birthplace: Nashua, New Hampshire

Father: Jesse Estey 1781 – 1846

Mother: Anna Peabody 1787 – 1868

Wife: Emma Gould Lindsay 1849 – 1870

Education:

Attended Dartmouth College – (Did not Graduate)​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Galena, Illinois​

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Attorney in Toledo, Ohio​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 14th​ Ohio Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Served in the Battle of Philippi Western, Virginia​

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1861: Served in the Battle of Laurel Hill​

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1861: Served in the Battle of Corrick's Ford Western, Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky​

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1862 – 1865: Colonel of 14th​ Ohio Infantry Regiment​

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1863: Served in the Tullahoma Campaign in Tennessee​

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1864: Served in the Atlanta, Georgia Campaign​

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1864: bruised on the leg during the Battle of Jonesborough, Georgia​

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1864: Served in Sherman's March to the Sea​

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1864: Brevetted Brigadier General in the Union Army​

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1865: Served in the Carolinas Campaign​

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1865: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers​

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1865: Resigned from the Union Army on December 4th​​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1881: Attorney in Washington, D.C.​

Died: February 6, 1881

Place of Death: Manhattan, New York

Cause of Death: Apnea and Pneumonia for 2 days

Age at time of Death: 51 years old

Burial Place: Universalist Church Cemetery, Nashua, New Hampshire

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy weekend (Sunday) Birthday Brig. General George P. Estey! Salutes remembering General Estey on his birthday weekend.

 

[Pollaco]

His first unit was just a 3-month unit and it was mustered out on August 13, 1861. 3 days later he was recommissioned when the 14th Ohio was reorganized into a 3 year regiment.

 

[Pollaco]

Though still a colonel he led the 3rd Division, Army of the Cumberland for a month from Oct. 25th to Nov. 25th in Sherman's March to the Sea.

 

[Luke Freet]

Estey achieved what few men in the war ever did: breaking a defensive line held by Pat Cleburne. As his men charged to the enemy works at Jonesboro September 1st, 1864, he ordered his men to lay down, just as the enemy let loose a volley. Estey got his men to rise once again and rushed forward, getting into melee with Govan's and Lewis' Brigades, capturing some 600 men from Govan's veteran brigade. It's probably one of the finest charges of the entire war.