Innis Newton Palmer
Born: March 30, 1824
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York
Father: Innis Bromley Palmer 1789 – 1843
Mother: Susan Susannah Candee 1792 – 1883
Wife: Katherine Jones 1835 – 1896
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Children:
Katherine Palmer Lemly 1856 – 1923
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Susanne Bonaparte Palmer Smith 1857 – 1930
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Education:
1846: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (38th in class)
Occupation before War:
1846 – 1847: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1847 – 1853: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles Regiment
1847: Brevetted 1st Lt. for Gallantry in two Mexican War Battles
1847: Wounded at the battle of Chapultepec, Mexico
1847: Brevetted Captain for Gallantry at Battle of Chapultepec
1848 – 1849: Garrison duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1850 – 1854: Adjutant of United States Army, Mounted Rifles Regt.
1853 – 1855: 1st Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles Regiment
1855 – 1861: Captain United States Army, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1861: Major United States Army, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1861 – 1863: Major United States Army, 5th Cavalry Regiment
Civil War Career:
1861: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1861: Cavalry Commander at First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1861: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at First Bull Run
1861 – 1862: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1861 – 1866: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers
1862: Brigade Commander in the 4th Army Corps, Union Army
1862: Helped organize New Jersey and Delaware Volunteers
1862: Superintendent of Draft Camps in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1863: Division Commander in the 18th Army Corps, Union Army
1863: Served in the Union Army Department of North Carolina
1863: Served in the Union Army Department of Pamlico
1863 – 1864: Served in the Defenses of Newberne, North Carolina
1863 – 1868: Lt. Colonel United States Army 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1864 – 1865: Served in the Defenses of North Carolina
1865: Served in the Defenses of Beaufort
1865: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry and duty during the War
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General for Gallantry and duty in War
1865: Brevetted Major General for Long and Merit Duty in War
1865: Served in the Carolina’s Campaign and Around Kinston, North Carolina
1865 – 1866: Awaiting Orders from the Union Army
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1863 – 1868: Lt. Colonel United States Army, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1866: U.S. Army, 2nd Cavalry Commander at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1866 – 1867: United States Army Commander at Fort Laramie
1868 – 1879: Colonel, United States Army, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1869: Member of United States Army Board on Cavalry Tactics
1869 – 1872: U.S. Army Commander of Omaha Barracks Nebraska
1872: U.S. Army Commander of District of the Republican
1872 – 1876: Regimental Commander at Fort Sanders, Wyoming
1874: Member of United States Army, Cavalry Equipment Board
1875: Member of United States Army, Cavalry Cartridge Board
1876 – 1879: Suffered from inflammation of the prostrate gland
1876 – 1879: Suffered from impaired appetite and general condition
1879: Retired from United States Army on March 20th, 30 yrs. Service
1879 – 1900: Lived retired in Washington, D.C.
Died: September 10, 1900
Place of Death: Chevy Chase, Maryland
Cause of Death: Kidney Failure
Age at time of Death: 76 years old
Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
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