★ ★ Heintzelman, Samuel P.

Samuel Peter Heintzelman​

Born: September 30, 1805

Birthplace: Manheim, Pennsylvania

Father: Peter Heintzelman 1768 – 1824

(Buried: Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Manheim, Pennsylvania)​

Mother: Hannah Elizabeth Grubb 1774 – 1812

(Buried: Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Manheim, Pennsylvania)​

Wife: Margaret Stuart 1819 – 1893

(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York)​

Children:

Captain Charles Stuart Heintzelman 1846 – 1881​

(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)​

Education:

1826: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (17th​ in class)​

Occupation before War:

1826: Brevet 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 3rd​ Infantry Regiment​

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1826 – 1833: 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 2nd​ Infantry Regt​

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1826 – 1827: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks​

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1827 – 1828: Garrison Duty at Fort Mackinac, Michigan​

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1828 – 1831: Garrison Duty at Fort Gratiot, Michigan​

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1832 – 1834: Topographical Duty with United States Army​

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1833 – 1838: 1st​ Lt. United States Army, 2nd​ Infantry Regiment​

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1834 – 1835: Garrison Duty at Fort Brady, Wisconsin​

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1835 – 1837: Quartermaster Duty in Seminole War in Florida​

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1837 – 1838: Quartermaster Duty at Columbus, Georgia​

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1838 – 1841: Served in the Seminole War in Florida​

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1838 – 1846: Captain, and Quartermaster in United States Army​

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1838 – 1855: Captain United States Army, 2nd​ Infantry Regiment​

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1841 – 1842: Investigator of Florida Militia Claims​

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1843 – 1845: Quartermaster in Buffalo, New York​

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1845 – 1846: Quartermaster in Detroit, Michigan​

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1846 – 1847: Quartermaster in Louisville, Kentucky​

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1847: Recruiter for United States Army​

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1847: Served in the Defense Convoy in Mexican War​

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1847: Brevetted Major for Gallantry at Battle of Huamantla, Mexico​

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1848: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks​

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1848: Garrison Duty at Fort Hamilton, New York​

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1852 – 1853: Garrison Duty at Fort Yuma, California​

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1853 – 1854: U.S. Army Commander, Southern District of California​

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1854 – 1855: Recruiter for United States Army​

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1855: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri​

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1855 – 1861: Major of United States Army, 1st​ Infantry Regiment​

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1855 – 1857: Superintendent of Western Recruiting Service​

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1856 – 1859: President of Sonora Exploring and Mining Company​

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1857 – 1859: Leave of Absence from United States Army​

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1859: Frontier Duty at Fort Duncan, Texas​

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1859: Frontier Duty at Camp Verde, Texas​

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1859 – 1860: Commander of Operations against Mexican Marauders​

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1859: Served in the combats near Fort Brown​

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1860 – 1861: Leave of Absence from United States Army​

Civil War Career:

1861: Superintendent of General Recruiting, Eastern Department​

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1861 – 1869: Colonel of United States Army 17th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Acting Inspector General of Department of Washington, D.C.​

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1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers​

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1861: Commander of force that captured Alexandria, and Arlington​

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1861: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.​

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1861: Served in the Battle of Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia​

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1861: Wounded in the elbow at the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia​

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1861 – 1862: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.​

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1862: Commander of 22nd Army Corps in Virginia Peninsula Campaign​

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1862 – 1865: Major General of Union Army, Volunteers​

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1862: Bruised in the Wrist at Battle of Glendale, Virginia​

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1862: Brevetted Brig. General for Gallantry at Battle of Fair Oaks​

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1862: Present at the Battle of Chantilly, Virginia​

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1862 – 1863: Commander Washington, D.C. Defenses, South Potomac​

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1863: Commander of 23rd​ Army Corps, Department of Washington​

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1864: Commander of Northern Department, Headquarters in Ohio​

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1864: Waiting for orders in Wheeling, West Virginia​

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1865: Brevetted Major General for Gallantry, Battle of Williamsburg​

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1864 – 1865: Served on Court martial duty and waiting for orders​

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1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on August 24th​​

Occupation after War:

1861 – 1869: Colonel of United States Army 17th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1865 – 1866: Commander of 17th​ Infantry Regiment at Hart Island​

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1866: Commander of 17th​ Infantry Regiment at San Antonio, Texas​

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1866: Commander of Central District of Texas​

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1866: United States Army, District of Texas​

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1866 – 1867: U.S. Army Commander of Post at Galveston, Texas​

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1867: Member of Examining Board in New York City, New York​

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1868: Member of United States Army Retiring Board​

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1868 – 1869: Leave of Absence from United States Army​

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1869: Retired from United States Army as Major General on Feb. 2nd​​

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1869: President of Defiance Mining Company​

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1870 – 1871: President of Mutual Guarantee Life Insurance, Co.​

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1873: President of Emigration Company in Washington, D.C.​

Died: May 1, 1880

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Cause of Death: Dropsy

Age at time of Death: 74 years old

Burial Place: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York

 

[Cavalier]

I have read of two nicknames for him, "Fuzzy", (seems appropriate), and "Old Sourdough". Having both Kearny and Hooker as subordinates in the Peninsula Campaign must have made life interesting for him.

Thanks @gentlemanrob.

John

 

[Pollaco]

Washington wanted the Corps System put in place but McClellan was not ready until he battle tested some of his generals. Until he did so all he could really go by was seniority. Heintzelman was given Corps Command (3rd Corps) in March 1862 and proved he was not up to the task. And His "overly cautiousness" seemed make the timid/ reluctant McClellan even more so.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday (September 30th) Major General Samuel P. Heintzelman! Salutes remembering General Heintzelman on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

In that picture Heintzelman appears to have an amputated leg. The only woundings mentioned are to the elbow at 1st Bull Run and later a bruised wrist at Glendale. How did he loose the leg?