Philip Kearny
Born: June 2, 1815
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Father: Philip Kearny 1780 – 1849
(Buried: Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, New York)
Mother: Susan Watts 1795 – 1823
(Buried: Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, New York)
1st Wife: Diana Moore Bullitt 1819 – 1906
(Buried: Saint Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Cape May, New Jersey)
Married: 1841; Separated: 1849; Divorced: 18582nd Wife: Agnes Maxwell 1833 – 1917
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Married: 1859 in Paris, France
Children:
Susan Watts Kearny 1842 – 1843
(Buried: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Diana Kearny Powell 1844 – 1904
John Watts Kearny 1845 – 1933
Susan Watts Kearny Selfridge 1856 – Unknown
Archibald Kennedy Kearny 1858 – 1862
(Buried: Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, New York)
Virginia D. L. Kearny Hunt 1861 – 1897
(Buried: Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, New York)
Education:
1833: Graduated from Columbia College
1839: Studied Cavalry Tactics in France at famous school in Saumur
Occupation before War:
1836: His grandfather left him $1 million, equaled to $27 Million today
1837: Obtained a Commission as 1st Lt. U.S. Army, 1st Dragoons
1840: Saw action with Chasseurs d’Afrique in Algiers
1840: Prepared a Cavalry manual for U.S. Army based on his service
1840 – 1841: Aide – de – camp to Major General Alexander Macomb
Aide – de – camp to General Winfield Scott
Accompanied his uncle’s unit to the Oregon Trail
1846: Resigned from United States Army due to not seeing fighting
1846: Returned to the Army a Month Later
1846: Recruiter for U.S. Army 1st Dragoons in Terre Haute, Indiana
1846: Acquired 120 matched dapple horses for his recruits
His Command became the Bodyguard for General Winfield Scott
1846 – 1851: Captain in United States Army Dragoons
1847: Served in the Battle of Contreras, Mexico
1847: Served in the Battle of Churubusco, Mexico wounded in left arm
General Winfield Scott called Kearny “a perfect Soldier”
One of the first men to enter the gates of Mexico City, Mexico
1847: One of the original members of the Aztec Club of 1847
Recruiter for United States Army in New York City, New York
Recipient of a Sword from the Union Club in New York
Brevetted to the rank of Major in United States Army
1851: Served against the Rogue River Indians in Oregon
1851: Resigned from United States Army in October
Went on a world tour visiting China, Ceylon, and France
1854: Injured when his horse fell through a rotten bridge
1859 – 1861: Served in Napoleon III’s Imperial Guard
Recipient of the French Legion d’honneur – (First U.S. Citizen)
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1861: Trained the First New Jersey Brigade
1862: Served in the Battle of Glendale, Virginia
1862: Division Commander at the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
1862: Division Commander at the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
1862: His performance in Peninsula Campaign gained him respect
1862: Credited with devising first Unit insignia patches for U.S. Army
1862: Major General of Union Army, Volunteers
1862: Division Commander at the Second Battle of Bull Run
1862: Killed at the Battle of Chantilly, Virginia when he accidentally encountered Confederate troops but ignored a demand to surrender
Kearny's body was forwarded to the Union line by Robert E. Lee under a flag of truce
Died: September 1, 1862
Place of Death: Chantilly, Virginia
Cause of Death: Killed riding into the Confederate Lines
Age at time of Death: 47 years old
Burial Place: An unmarked vault in Manhattan's Trinity Churchyard
Re-interred: In 1912 to Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Dedicated in 1914, LOC Photos.
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