John Potts Slough Sr.
Born: February 1, 1829
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Father: Martin Slough 1802 – 1887
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Mother: Mary S. Potts 1806 – 1878
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Wife: Belle McLean 1836 – 1911
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Children:
Corporal John Potts Slough Jr. 1856 – 1927
(Buried: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Missouri)
Sarah Arabella Slough Magruder 1858 – 1917
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Martin Slough 1860 – 1911
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio
Member of Ohio State Assembly until being expelled
Attorney in Denver, Colorado
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain of 1st Colorado "Pike's Peaker's" Infantry Regiment
Member of his regiment became skeptical since he was a Democrat
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 1st Colorado Infantry Regiment
Senior Ranking Officer at Fort Union, New Mexico Territory
1862: Union Army Commander at Battle of Glorieta Pass, New Mexico
1862: Resigned his commission in the West
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General Union, Army Volunteers
1862: Served in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign in Virginia
1862: Stationed at Harpers Ferry, seeing little fighting in Valley
1862 – 1865: Military Governor of Alexandria, Virginia
1862 – 1865: Commander Union Army, District of Alexandria
1862: Member of the Court Martial of Major General Fitz John Porter
Occupation after War:
Chief Justice of New Mexico Territory Supreme Court
1867: Attacked the system of peonage in New Mexico
Died: December 17, 1867
Place of Death: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Cause of Death: Shot in the billiard room of La Fonda Hotel
Age at time of Death: 38 years old
Burial Place: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio
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