★  Palmer, Innis N.

Innis Newton Palmer

Born: March 30, 1824
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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
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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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He commanded the only Union Cavalry on the field at 1st Manassas.
Correct. It was an ad hoc battalion composed of available cavalry companies that could be brought to Washington, D.C. in the early days of the war. In this case, the battalion was made up of Companies A & E, 1st Cavalry and Companies B, E, G, and I, 2nd Cavalry (a total of about 350 men).

Ryan
 
Correct. It was an ad hoc battalion composed of available cavalry companies that could be brought to Washington, D.C. in the early days of the war. In this case, the battalion was made up of Companies A & E, 1st Cavalry and Companies B, E, G, and I, 2nd Cavalry (a total of about 350 men).

Ryan

And Company K of the 2nd Dragoons. Apparently they captured General George H. Steuart from Maryland there but as that seems to be the by-now civilian senior rather than the more famous Confederate junior (who was there as well) he was released.
 
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