Joshua Thomas Owen
Born: March 29, 1822
Birthplace: Carmarthen, Wales
Father: David Owen 1782 – 1852
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Jane Thomas 1777 – 1858
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Annie J. Sheridan 1836 – 1895
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Children:
Robert J. Owen 1858 – 1884
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Occupation before War:
1830: Immigrated to the United States from Wales
Professor at Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1857 – 1869: Pennsylvania State Representative
Civil War Career:
1861: Served in 25th Pennsylvania Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1862 – 1863: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers, Infantry
1863: His Brigadier Generalship expired in March
1863 – 1864: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers, Infantry
1863: Served in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Arrested and relieved of command of his brigade
1864: Commander of the Philadelphia Union Infantry Brigade
1864: Brigade Commander at the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
1864: Brigade Commander at the Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia
1864: Brigade Commander at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia
1864: Mustered out of Service as Brigadier General in July
Occupation after War:
1871 – 1887: Founder and Owner The New York Daily Register
Died: November 7, 1887
Place of Death: Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Age at time of Death: 66 years old
Burial Place: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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