John Frederick Hartranft
Birthplace: New Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
Father: Samuel Engle Hartranft 1806 – 1880
(Buried: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Mary Lydia Bucher 1804 – 1890
(Buried: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Sallie Douglas Sebring 1835 – 1914
(Buried: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pennsylvania)
Children:
Samuel Sebring Hartranft 1855 – 1921
(Buried: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pennsylvania)
Ada Hartranft 1858 – 1862
(Buried: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pennsylvania)
Wilson Hartranft 1859 – 1862
(Buried: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pennsylvania)
Linn Hartranft 1862 – 1903
(Buried: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pennsylvania)
Marion Hartranft Stockham 1865 – 1935
(Buried: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pennsylvania)
Annie Hartranft 1867 – 1915
(Buried: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pennsylvania)
Education:
Attended Marshall College
1853: Graduated from Union College Civil Engineering Degree
Occupation before War:
Worked for two railroad companies in Eastern Pennsylvania
Assisted his father with real estate and stage line businesses
Montgomery County Pennsylvania Deputy Sheriff
Served in the Pennsylvania State Militia rising to rank of Colonel
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel of 4th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1861: Helped rally several regiments at the First Battle of Bull Run
1861 – 1864: Colonel of 51st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Burnside Expedition in North Carolina
1862: Led his regiment at the Battle of Roanoke Island, North Carolina
1862: Led his regiment at the Battle of New Bern, North Carolina
1862: Led his regiment at the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862: Led his regiment at the Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
1862: Led the famous charge of Burnside’s Bridge Battle of Antietam
1862: Led his regiment at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Participated in the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
1863: Division Commander at Battle of Campbell’s Station, Tennessee
1863: Division Commander at Battle of Knoxville, Tennessee
1864: Served in the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
1864: Served in the Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers Infantry
1864: Distinguished himself at Battle of Peebles Farm, Virginia
1865: Helped defeat the Confederate Army Battle of Fort Stedman
1865: Brevetted Major General by Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant
1865: Commanding Officer of Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.
1865: Special Provost Marshal during trial of Lincoln Assassinators
1865: Led the four convicted assassinators to the gallows
1865: Read the order of the U.S. War Department for execution
Occupation after War:
1867 – 1873: Pennsylvania State Auditor General
1873 – 1879: Governor of Pennsylvania
1875 – 1877: Commander – in – chief of Grand Army of the Republic
1879 – 1881: United States Postmaster in Montgomery Co., PA.
1881 – 1885: Port Collector for the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1886: Recipient of the Medal of Honor for his duty at First Bull Run
Died: October 17, 1889
Place of Death: Norristown, Pennsylvania
Age at time of Death: 58 years old
Burial Place: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pennsylvania
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