Eliakim Parker Scammon
Birthplace: Whtefield, Maine
Father: Eliakim Scammon 1785 – 1870
(Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Pittston, Maine)
Mother: Joanna Young 1791 – 1860
(Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Pittston, Maine)
Wife: Margaret Stebbins 1815 – 1896
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown, New Jersey)
Children:
Winifred Young Scammon Blanchet 1854 – 1934
(Buried: Saint Vincent Cemetery, Madison, New Jersey)
Education:
1837: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (9th in class)
Occupation before War:
1837 – 1838: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Artillery
1837 – 1838: Assistant Math Professor, West Point Military Academy
1838 – 1846: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Topographical Engineers
1841: Assist. History, Geography, and Ethics Professor, West Point
1841 – 1846: Principal Assistant Professor at West Point
1846 – 1853: 1st Lt. United States Army, Topographical Engineers
1853 – 1856: Captain United States Army, Topographical Engineers
1856: Dismissed from the army due to conduct of prejudice
1858 – 1859: Math Professor at Mount St. Mary’s College
1860 – 1861: President of Polytechnic College of Catholic Institute
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 23rd Ohio Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the Battle of Carnifex Ferry Western, Virginia
1862: Served in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers Infantry
1862: Served in the Maryland Campaign at Antietam and South Mountain
1862 – 1864: Commander of Union Army District of Kanawha, West Virginia
1864: Commander of Brigade at Morris Island, South Carolina
1864 – 1865: Commander of Union Army District of Florida
1865: President of Board in Dept. of South for Exams for Officers
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on August 24th
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1871: United States Counsel at Prince Edward Island
1872 – 1875: Civil Engineer for the United States Government
1875 – 1885: Math Professor at Seton Hall College
Died: December 7, 1894
Place of Death: New York City, New York
Cause of Death: Cancer of rectum, exhaustion
Age at time of Death: 78 years old
Burial Place: Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, New York
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