George Henry Gordon
Born: July 19, 1823
Birthplace: Charlestown, Massachusetts
Father: Robert Gordon
Mother: Elizabeth S. Carlisle 1791 – 1882
(Buried: Edgell Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Framingham, Massachusetts)
Wife: Maria Elizabeth Scott 1833 – 1914
(Buried: Edgell Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Framingham, Massachusetts)
Education:
1846: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (43rd in class)
Occupation before War:
1846 – 1848: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1846: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1847: Served in the Siege of Vera Cruz, Mexico
1847: Wounded in the Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico
1847: Brevetted 1st Lt. for Gallantry at Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico
1847: Served in the Battle of Chapultepec ,Mexico
1847: Served in the Capture of Mexico City, Mexico
1847: Wounded near San Juan Bridge Mexico hand to hand fighting
1848: Recruiter for United States Army
1848 – 1853: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1849 – 1850: Attended Cavalry School of Practice in Pennsylvania
1850 – 1851: Frontier Duty at Fort Vancouver, Washington
1851: Garrison Duty at Newport Barracks, Kentucky
1852: At Cavalry School of Practice in Pennsylvania
1852 – 1853: Frontier Duty at Fort Scott, Kansas
1853: Frontier Duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1853: Served in the March to Fort Laramie, Dakota Territory
1853 – 1854: 1st Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1854: Served on United States Coast Survey
1854: Resigned from United States Army on October 31st
1857 – 1861: Attorney in Boston, Massachusetts
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 2nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
1861: Helped with guarding the Upper Potomac River
1862: Helped with guarding Frederick, Maryland
1862: Served in the Shenandoah Valley under General Banks
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1862: Brigade Commander in the Battle of Cedar Mountain
1862: Brigade Commander at the Battle of Chantilly, Virginia
1862: Brigade Commander at Battle of South Mountain
1862: Brigade Commander at Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1862: Guarding the Upper Potomac at Harper's Ferry
1863: Served in the Defenses of Suffolk, Virginia
1863: Union Army Commander of West Point, Virginia
1863: Served in the Expedition towards Richmond, Virginia
1863: Served with Army of the Potomac in Pursuit of the Enemy
1863 – 1864: Served in the Operations in Charleston, South Carolina
1864: Union Army Commander of the Florida Command
1864: Guarded Communications by White River with Little Rock
1864: Served in the Operations in Mobile, Alabama
1864 – 1865: Served in Union Army Department of Virginia
1865: Brevetted Major General for his service in the war
1865: Union Army Commander of Eastern District of Virginia
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on August 24th
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1886: Attorney in Boston, Massachusetts
Collector for United States Internal Revenue
1876: Author of "History of Second Massachusetts Regiment"
1879: Author of "History of Campaign of Army of Virginia under Pope"
Died: August 30, 1886
Place of Death: Framingham, Massachusetts
Cause of Death: Heart Disease
Age at time of Death: 63 years old
Burial Place: Edgell Grove Cemetery & Mausoleum, Framingham, Massachusetts
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