Thomas Hewson "Bucky" Neill
Born: April 9, 1826
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Father: Dr. Henry Neill 1783 – 1845
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Martha Rutter Duffield 1780 – 1856
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Eva Looney 1854 – 1881
(Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York)
Children:
Eva Neill 1874 – 1937
(Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York)
Education:
1847: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (27th in class)
Occupation before War:
1847: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Infantry Regiment
1847 – 1850: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 5th Infantry Regiment
1850 – 1857: 1st Lt. United States Army, 5th Infantry Regiment
1853 – 1855: Assistant Drawing Professor at West Point
1855 – 1857: Principal Assistant Drawing Professor at West Point
1857 – 1863: Captain, United States Army, 5th Infantry Regiment
Civil War Career:
1861: Mustered Volunteers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1861: Acting Assistant General to Major General Cadwallader
1861: Reorganized Battalion of Regulars that had been paroled in Texas
1862: Colonel of 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Virginia, Peninsula Campaign
1862: Brevetted Major for Gallantry at Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia
1862: Guarded the crosses for the Potomac River
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General, Union Army, Infantry
1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Chancellorsville
1863: Served in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863 – 1866: Major, United States Army, 11th Infantry Regiment
1864: Served in the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
1864: Division Commander at the Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia
1864: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry at the Battle of Spotsylvania
1864: Served in the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia
1864: Acting Inspector General in the Shenandoah Valley
1864: Served in the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General for service in the War
1865: Brevetted Major General for Service in the War
1865: Mustered out of Volunteer Service on August 24th
Occupation after War:
1863 – 1866: Major, United States Army, 11th Infantry Regiment
1866 – 1869: Major, United States Army, 20th Infantry Regiment
1869: Lt. Colonel, United States Army, 1st Infantry Regiment
1870 – 1879: Lt. Colonel, United States Army, 6th Cavalry Regiment
1875 – 1879: Commandant of Cadets at West Point
1879 – 1883: Colonel of United States Army, 6th Cavalry Regiment
1883: Retired from United States Army on April 2nd due to disability
Died: March 12, 1885
Place of Death: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cause of Death: Paralysis
Age at time of Death: 59 years old
Burial Place: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York
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