John Grubb Parke
Born: September 22, 1827
Birthplace: Chester County, Pennsylvania
Father: Francis Parke 1797 – 1860
(Buried: Coatesville Presbyterian Cemetery, Coatesville, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Sarah Hart Gardner 1799 – 1848
(Buried: Coatesville Presbyterian Cemetery, Coatesville, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Ellen Blight 1827 – 1903
(Buried: Saint the James the Less Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Education:
1849: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (2nd in class)
Occupation before War:
1849 – 1854: Brevet 2nd Lt. U.S. Army Topographical Engineers
1849 – 1850: Helping with determine boundary of Iowa and Minnesota
1850 – 1851: Assistant Topographical Engineer for Dept. of New Mexico
1851 – 1852: Served on the Survey of the Little Colorado River
1852 – 1853: Secretary of Lake Harbors and Western Rivers Board
1852: Served on Survey for Pacific Railroad in California
1853: In Charge of Survey for 32nd Pacific Railroad for 32nd Parallel
1854 – 1856: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Topographical Engineers
1854 – 1856: In Charge of Second Survey in Southern California
1856 – 1857: Engineer Secretary of Lighthouse Board
1856 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, Topographical Engineers
1857 – 1861: Chief Astronomer and Surveyor, Northwest Boundary
Civil War Career:
1861: Declined Captain of United States Army, 11th Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1863: Captain, United States Army, Topographical Engineers
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1861 – 1862: Served in Burnside’s North Carolina Expedition
1862: Served in the Battle of Roanoke Island, North Carolina
1862: Served in the Battle of New Bern, North Carolina
1862: Commander of Bombardment of Fort Macon, North Carolina
1862: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Capture of Fort Macon, North Carolina
1862: In movement from Newport News, Fredericksburg, Washington
1862 – 1866: Major General of Union Army Volunteers
1862: Chief of Staff for the Union Army, 9th Army Corps
1862: Served in the Battle of South Mountain Maryland
1862: Served in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1862 – 1863: Chief of Staff to Major General Ambrose Burnside
1863 – 1864: Captain, United States Army, Engineers
1863: In movement with 9th Army Corps in Kentucky
1863: Present at the Surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi
1863: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry capture of Jackson, Mississippi
1863: Served in the Battle of Blue Springs, Tennessee
1863: Served in the Defenses of Knoxville, Tennessee
1864: In movement from Tennessee to Virginia
1864: Served in the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
1864: Served in the Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia
1864 – 1879: Major, United States Army, Engineers Corps
1864 – 1865: Commander of Union Army 9th Army Corps
1864 – 1865: Served in the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia
1864: Served in the Battle of Peeble’s Farm, Virginia
1865: Served in the Battle of Hatcher’s Run, Virginia
1865: Brevetted Brig. General for Defense of Knoxville, Tennessee
1865: Brevetted Major General for his role at Fort Stedman, Virginia
1865: Served in Pursuit of the Confederates under General Lee
1865: Union Army Commander, District of Alexandria, Virginia
1865 – 1866: Union Army Commander, Southern District of New York
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1864 – 1879: Major, United States Army, Engineers Corps
1866: Member of the Board for Brevet recommendations
1866 – 1869: Chief Astronomer, and Surveyor, Northwest Boundary
1867 – 1868: Superintendent Engineer of Repairs Fort Washington
1867 – 1868: In Charge of Defenses in Annapolis, Maryland
1868 – 1887: Assistant in the office of Chief Engineer of U.S. Army
1879 – 1884: Lt. Colonel, United States Army, Engineers Corps
1884 – 1889: Colonel, United States Army, Engineers Corps
1887: Acting Chief Engineer on various occasions
1887 – 1889: Superintendent of West Point Military Academy
1888: Member of Board to negotiate for purchase of Kinsley Estate
1889: Retired from United States Army after 40 years of Service
1889 – 1900: Resident of Washington, D.C.
Died: December 16, 1900
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Prostatitis chronic and prostatic abscess
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: Saint James the Less Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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