Truman Seymour Jr.
Born: September 24, 1824
Birthplace: Burlington, Vermont
Father: Rev. Truman Seymour Sr. 1799 – 1874
(Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York)
Mother: Anne Armstrong 1799 – 1873
(Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York)
Wife: Louisa Weir 1832 – 1919
(Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York)
Children:
Truman Seymour III 1859 – 1859
(Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York)
Education:
1846: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (19th in class)
1865: Received A. M. Degree from Williams College
Occupation before War:
1846 – 1847: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Artillery
1846: Garrison Duty at Fort Pickens, Florida
1847: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Artillery
1847: Served in the Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico
1847: Served in the Battle of Contreras, Mexico
1847: Served in the Battle of Churubusco, Mexico
1847: Brevetted Captain for his role at Contreras, & Churubusco
1847: Served in the Assault and Capture of Mexico City, Mexico
1847 – 1860: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Artillery
1848 – 1849: Garrison Duty at Fort Hamilton, New York
1849 – 1850: Garrison Duty at Fort Columbus, New York
1850 – 1853: Assistant Drawing Professor at West Point
1853 – 1856: Garrison Duty at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina
1856 – 1858: Served in Florida, in the Seminole War
1858 – 1859: Recruiter for United States Army
1859 – 1860: Leave of Absence in Europe
1860: Garrison Duty at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina
1860 – 1861: Captain, United States Army, 1st Artillery
1860 – 1861: Served in the Defenses of Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Civil War Career:
1860 – 1861: Captain United States Army, 1st Artillery
1861: Served in the Bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina
1861: Brevetted Major for Gallantry in Defenses of Fort Sumter
1861: Commander of Camp Instruction at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1861 – 1866: Captain United States Army, 5th Artillery
1861 – 1862: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1862: Chief of Artillery for McCall’s Division in Union Army
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General in Union Army, Volunteers
1862: Brigade Commander at Battle of Mechanicsville Virginia
1862: Brigade Commander at Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia
1862: Brigade Commander at Battle of Glendale, Virginia
1862: Brigade Commander at Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia
1862: Brigade Commander at Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battles of South Mountain, and Antietam
1862: Brevetted Lt. Colonel, for Gallantry at Battle of South Mountain
1862: Served in the march to Falmouth, Virginia
1862: Brevetted Colonel, for Gallantry at Battle of Antietam
1863: Chief of Staff and Chief of Artillery in Department of the South
1863: Division Commander on Folly Island, South Carolina
1863: Division Commander in the Descent on Morris Island, South Carolina
1863: Wounded during the Assault on Fort Wagner
1863 – 1864: Union Army Commander at Hilton Head, Fort Pulaski
1864: Union Army Commander of Expedition to Florida
1864: Took possession of Jacksonville, Florida on February 7th
1864: Union Army Commander for District of Florida
1864: Union Army Commander at Battle of Olustee, Florida
1864: Captured at the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
1864: Prisoner of war until exchanged on August 9th in Charleston
1864: Division Commander in Operations of Shenandoah Valley
1864 – 1865: Served in the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia
1865: Brevetted Major General for the way he handled his troops
1865: Brevetted Major General in U.S. Army for his service in war
1865: Served in the Battle of Sayler’s Creek, Virginia
1865: Served in the pursuit of Lee to Appomattox, Virginia
1865: Served in the March to Washington, D.C.
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on August 24th
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1866: Captain, United States Army 5th Artillery
1865 – 1866: U.S. Army, Commander of Key West, Florida
1866 – 1868: U.S. Army, Commander of Pensacola, Florida
"A View of the Hudson River" - A painting by Truman Seymour
Created sometime before 1891
1866 – 1876: Major, United States Army 5th Artillery
1868 – 1869: Member of U.S. Army, Artillery Board
1869 – 1870: U.S. Army, Commander of Fort Warren, Massachusetts
1870 – 1875: U.S. Army, Commander of Fort Preble, Maine
1875 – 1876: U.S. Army, Commander of Fort Barranacas, Florida
1876: Retired from United States Army after 30 years’ service
1876 – 1891: Became Prolific in his paintings in Europe
Died: October 30, 1891
Place of Death: Florence, Italy
Cause of Death: Heart Disease
Age at time of Death: 67 years old
Burial Place: Cimitero Evangelico degli Allori, Florence, Italy
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