★  Gordon, George Henry

George Henry Gordon

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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
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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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