★★★ Ham, Joseph Hutchinson

Joseph Hutchinson Ham​

Born: June 6, 1838

Birthplace: Hampton City, Virginia

Father: William Ham Jr. 1805 – 1886

Mother: Louisa Hutchinson 1803 – 1878

Wife: Anna Gambol 1844 – 1930

(Buried: Greenlawn Memorial Park, Newport News, Virginia)​

Children:

Mary Sue Ham Barrow 1869 – 1939​

(Buried: Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia)​

Education:

1859: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute​

Occupation before War:

Civil Engineer in Hampton, Virginia​

Civil War Career:

1861: Appointed 2nd​ Lt. Provisional Army of Virginia​

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1861: Drill Master for 16th​ Virginia Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1862: Captain of Company F, 16th​ Virginia Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Lt. Colonel of 16th​ Virginia Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Praised for his role in the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia​

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1862: Wounded in the hip at the Second Battle of Manassas, Virginia​

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1862 – 1865: Colonel of 16th​ Virginia Infantry Regiment​

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1863: Led 270 men at Battle of Gettysburg​

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1864: Regimental Commander during Battle of the Crater, Virginia​

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1864: Wounded during the Battle of Boydton Plank Road, Virginia​

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1865: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Hatcher's Run​

Occupation after War:

Teacher and Farmer in Newport News, Virginia​

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Superintendent of Schools in Newport News, Virginia​

Died: April 26, 1912

Place of Death: Newport News, Virginia

Age at time of Death: 73 years old

Burial Place: Greenlawn Memorial Park, Newport News, Virginia