Joseph Eldridge Hamblin
Born: January 13, 1828
Birthplace: Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Father: Benjamin Hamblin 1798 – 1837
(Buried: Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Massachusetts)
Mother: Hannah Sears 1800 – 1884
(Buried: Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Massachusetts)
Occupation before War:
Employee of firm of engine builders in Boston Mass. & New York
Insurance Broker in New York City, New York
1851: Joined the 7th New York National Guard Regiment
1857 – 1861: Resident of Saint Louis, Missouri returning to New York
Civil War Career:
1st Lt. and Adjutant of 5th New York Infantry "Duryee's Zouaves"
1861: Served in the Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia
Performed some Engineering duty at Baltimore, Maryland
Captain of 5th New York Infantry Regiment
Major of 65th New York Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 65th New York Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Peninsular Campaign in Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863 – 1865: Colonel of 65th New York Infantry Regiment
1863: Served in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Served in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1864: Served in the Wilderness Campaign in Virginia
1864: Served in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign
1864: Wounded in the leg during the Battle of Cedar Creek
1864: Brevetted Brigadier General for Gallantry at Cedar Creek
1865: Brevetted Major General for Gallantry Battle of Saylor's Creek
1865: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers Infantry
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army
Occupation after War:
Insurance Broker in New York City, New York
Adjutant General and Chief of Staff New York State National Guard
Superintendent of Agencies for Commonwealth Fire Insurance Co.
Died: July 3, 1870
Place of Death: New York City, New York
Cause of Death: Peritonitis from Colon, perforation of bowel
Age at time of Death: 42 years old
Burial Place: Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Massachusetts
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