John Henry Martindale
Born: March 20, 1815
Birthplace: Sandy Hill, New York
Father: U.S. Congressman Henry Clinton Martindale 1780 – 1860
(Buried: Kingsbury Cemetery, Kingsbury, New York)
Mother: Minerva Hitchcock 1782 – 1825
(Buried: Kingsbury Cemetery, Kingsbury, New York)
Wife: Emeline M. Holden 1820 – 1895
(Buried: Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, New York)
Children:
Caroline Martindale Kidd 1849 – 1924
(Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York)
Education:
1835: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (3rd in class)
Occupation before War:
1835 – 1836: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1836: Resigned from United States Army on March 10th
1836: Assistant Engineer Saratoga and Washington Railroad
1838 – 1851: Attorney in Batavia, New York
1842 – 1845: Genesee County, New York District Attorney
1847 – 1850: Genesee County, New York District Attorney
1851 – 1861: Attorney in Rochester, New York
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1864: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers
1861 – 1862: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1862: Served in the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
1862: Served in the Capture of Hanover Court House, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Mechanicsville, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia
1862: Served in the Skirmish at Harrison’s Landing, Virginia
1862 – 1864: Suffered from the effects of Typhoid Fever
1862 – 1864: Military Governor of District of Columbia
1864: Served in the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia
1864: Served in the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia
1864: in Command of 18th Army Corps
1864: Resigned as Brigadier General on September 13th
1865: Brevetted Major General for Gallantry at Battle of Malvern Hill
Occupation after War:
1864 – 1881: Attorney in Rochester, New York
1866 – 1868: New York State Attorney General
1868 – 1879: Vice President Board of Managers National Asylum for Disabled Soldiers
Died: December 13, 1881
Place of Death: Nice, France
Age at time of Death: 67 years old
Burial Place: Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, New York
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