★ ★ Peck, John James

John James Peck​

Born: January 4, 1821

Birthplace: Manlius New York

Father: John Wells Peck 1794 – 1847

(Buried: Christ Church Cemetery, Manlius, New York)​

Mother: Phoebe Raynor 1800 – 1854

(Buried: Christ Church Cemetery, Manlius, New York)​

Wife: Rhobie H. Loomis 1822 – 1874

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York)​

Children:

Loomis Wells Peck 1851 – 1854​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York)​

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Duncan Worth Peck 1853 – 1923​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York)​

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James Kendrick Peck 1855 – 1855​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York)​

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Ida Virginia Peck 1856 – 1943​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York)​

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Rhobie L. Peck Sargent 1859 – 1927​

(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minnesota)​

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Eunice Mabel Peck 1865 – 1940​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York)​

Education:

1843: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (8th​ in class)​

Occupation before War:

1843 – 1846: Brevet 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 2nd​ Artillery​

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1846 – 1847: 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 2nd​ Artillery​

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1847 – 1853: 1st​ Lt. United States Army, 2nd​ Artillery​

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1847: Brevetted Captain for service at Contreras and Churchbusco​

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1847: Brevetted Major for service at Battle of Molino del Rey, Mexico​

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1853: Resigned from United States Army on March 31st​​

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1853 – 1857: Treasurer of Projected Railroad from N.Y. to Syracuse​

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1853 – 1866: Cashier of Burnet Bank in Syracuse, New York​

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1856: Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention​

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1859 – 1861: President of Syracuse, New York Board of Education​

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1860: Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention Charleston​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers Infantry​

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1862: Served in the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Seven Days Campaign in Virginia​

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1862 – 1865: Major General of Union Army Volunteers Infantry​

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1862 – 1863: Served in the operations against Suffolk, Virginia​

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1863: Served in the Defense of Suffolk, Virginia​

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1863: Injured in Suffolk, Virginia​

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1863 – 1864: Commander of North Carolina controlled by Army​

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1864: Commander Union Army Department of the East​

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1864 – 1865: Commander in Command of Canada Frontier​

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1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on August 24th​​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1866: Cashier of Burnet Bank in Syracuse, New York​

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1866 – 1878: President New York State Life Insurance Company​

Died: April 21, 1878

Place of Death: Syracuse, New York

Cause of Death: Spinal Sclerosis

Age at time of Death: 57 years old

Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York

 

[John Hartwell]

[New York Herald, 22 April 1878]​

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Major General John James Peck! Salutes remembering General Peck on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

He was a delegate to the 1856 and 1860 Democratic conventions but he had twice lost elections to Congress before the war.

 

[Pollaco]

In the summer of 1864 he was sent to the Canadian border both at the request of Gen.Dix and for health reasons.He remained there for the remainder of the war.One of his duties included the funeral procession for Lincoln.