John Newton
Born: August 24, 1822
Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia
Father: U.S. Congressman Thomas V. Newton Jr. 1768 – 1847
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)
Mother: Margaret Jordan 1783 – 1861
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)
Wife: Anna Morgan Starr 1831 – 1914
(Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York)
Married: August 30, 1849, in New London, Connecticut
Children:
Infant Son Newton
(Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York)
Virginius M. Newton 1852 – 1929
(Buried: Saint Columba Cemetery, Chester, New York)
John Thomas Newton 1855 – 1942
(Buried: Saint Columba Cemetery, Chester, New York)
Anna Maria Newton 1859 – 1862
(Buried: Saint Pauls Old Catholic Cemetery, Delaware City, Delaware)
Francis Julian Newton 1862 – 1863
(Buried: Saint Pauls Old Catholic Cemetery, Delaware City, Delaware)
Mary Newton 1874 – 1958
(Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York)
Education:
1842: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (2nd in class)
Occupation before War:
1842 – 1852: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Corps of Engineers
1842 – 1843: Assistant to U.S. Army, Board of Engineers
1843 – 1844: Assistant Engineering Professor at West Point
1844 – 1846: Principal Assistant Engineering Professor at West Point
1846: Assistant Engineer in Construction of Fort Warren in Boston
1846 – 1849: Assistant Engineer for Construction of Fort Trumbull
1849 – 1852: Superintendent Engineer Construction of Fort Wayne
1852 – 1856: 1st Lt. United States Army, Corps of Engineers
1852 – 1853: Superintendent Engineer Surveys of Cobscook Bay
1853 – 1854: Superintendent Engineer Improvements in Florida
1853: Member of Commission for devising improvements at St Johns
1856: Member of Board to Examine Pensacola Dock, Florida
1856 – 1861: Captain, United States Army, Corps of Engineers
1858: Chief Engineer of Utah Expedition
1858 – 1861: Superintendent Engineer Construction of Fort Delaware
Civil War Career:
1861: Chief Engineer for the Department of Pennsylvania
1861 – 1865: Major of United States Army Corps of Engineers
1861: Chief Engineer for the Department of Shenandoah
1861- 1862: Engineer in Construction of Washington D.C. Defenses
1861 – 1862: Brigade Commander in Washington, D.C. Defenses
1861 – 1863: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1862: Served in the Virginia Peninsular Campaign
1862: Served in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1862: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Antietam
1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863 – 1864: Major General of Union Army Volunteers
1863 – 1864: Union Army Commander of First Army Corps
1863: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Gettysburg
1864 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1864: Served in the Atlanta Georgia Campaign
1864 – 1865: Union Army Commander of District of Key West, Florida
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General for Gallantry at Peachtree Creek
1865: Union Army Commander at the Battle of Natural Bridge Florida
1865: Brevetted Major General for his service in the War
1865: Union Army Commander, District of Middle Florida
1865 – 1866: Union Army Commander, Middle, Southern, and Western Florida
1865 – 1884: Lt. Colonel in United States Army, Corps of Engineers
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1884: Lt. Colonel in United States Army, Corps of Engineers
1884 – 1886: Brigadier General, and Chief of Engineers for U.S. Army
1886: Retired from Active Service after 40 years
1886 – 1888: New York City Commissioner of Public Works
1888 – 1895: President of Panama Railroad Company
Died: May 1, 1895
Place of Death: New York City, New York
Cause of Death: Acute articular rheumatism and endocarditis
Age at time of Death: 78 years old
Burial Place: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York
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