Henry Warner Slocum Sr.
Born: September 24, 1827
Birthplace: Delphi Falls, New York
Father: Matthew Barnard Slocum 1788 – 1853
(Buried: Delphi Falls Baptist Church, Delphi Falls, New York)
Mother: Mary Lowell Ostrander 1791 – 1865
(Buried: Delphi Falls Baptist Church, Delphi Falls, New York)
Wife: Caroline A. Rice 1830 – 1899
(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Children:
Florence Elizabeth Slocum Kingsbury 1859 – 1939
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Henry Warner Slocum Jr. 1862 – 1949
Major Beach Crowell Slocum 1870 – 1945
(Buried: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, California)
Clarence Rice Slocum 1871 – 1912
(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Education:
1852: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (7th in class)
Occupation before War:
1852 – 1855: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Artillery
1852 – 1853: Served in the Seminole War in Florida
1853 – 1856: Garrison Duty at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina
1855 – 1856: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Artillery
1856: Resigned from United States Army on October 31st
1856 – 1861: Attorney in Syracuse, New York
1859: New York State Representative
1859 – 1861: Colonel and Instructor of Artillery for New York Militia
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel of 27th New York Infantry Regiment
1861: Wounded at the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1861 – 1862: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1862: Served in the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Eltham’s Landing, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Glendale, Virginia
1862 – 1865: Major General of Union Army, Volunteers
1862: Served in the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia
1862: Served in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battles of South Mountain, and Antietam
1862 – 1864: Commander of Union Army 12th Army Corps
1862: Guarded Harper’s Ferry, and the Upper Potomac River
1862 – 1863: In March to Stafford Court House
1863: Served at Stafford Court House, Virginia
1863: Served in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Commander of Right Wing at the Battle of Gettysburg
1863: Served in pursuit of Confederates to Warrenton, Virginia
1863 – 1864: Guarded Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
1864: Commander of Union Army, 20th Army Corps
1864: Guarded the Chattahoochee River in Georgia
1864: His troops were the first to enter Atlanta, after Surrender
1864 – 1865: Union Army Commander, Army of Georgia
1864: Served in Sherman’s March to the Sea
1864: Received the Surrender of Savannah on December 21st
1865: Served in the Carolina’s Campaign
1865: Heavily engaged at Battle of Averasborough, North Carolina
1865: Served in the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina
1865: Served in the Occupation of Goldsborough, North Carolina
1865: Present at the Capture of Raleigh, North Carolina
1865: Present at the surrender of Johnston at Durham, North Carolina
1865: Served on the march to Richmond, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
1865: Union Army Commander, Department of Mississippi
1865: Resigned from the Union Army on September 28th
Occupation after War:
1865: Unsuccessful Candidate for New York State Secretary of State
1866: Declined rank of Colonel of U.S. Army, 31st Infantry Regiment
1865 – 1869: Attorney in Brooklyn, New York
1868: President of New York Electoral College
1869 – 1894: Companion of New York Commandry of Loyal Legion
1869 – 1873: United States Congressman from New York
1869 – 1873: Member of the House Committee on Military Affairs
1875: Launched a Campaign in Brooklyn for Civil Service Reform
1876 – 1882: Commissioner of Brooklyn City Works Department
President of Society for the Army of the Potomac
1880 – 1887: President of New York Soldiers and Sailors Home
1882 – 1894: Attorney in Brooklyn, New York
Member of New York Monuments Commission for Gettysburg
1885: Grand Marshal for Grover Cleveland’s inaugural Parade
1891: Honorary pallbearer and planner of Sherman’s Funeral
Died: April 14, 1894
Place of Death: Brooklyn, New York
Cause of Death: Liver Disease
Age at time of Death: 66 years old
Burial Place: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
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