Frederick Steele
Born: January 14, 1819
Birthplace: Delhi, New York
Father: Nathaniel Steele 1783 – 1862
(Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, California)
Mother: Dameras Johnson 1794 – 1859
(Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, California)
Education:
1843: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (30th in class)
Occupation before War:
1843 – 1846: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Infantry Regiment
1846 – 1848: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Infantry Regiment
1847: Brevetted 1st Lt. for Gallantry at 2 Battles of the Mexican War
1847: Brevetted Captain for Gallantry Battle of Chapultepec, Mexico
1848 – 1855: 1st Lt. United States Army, 2nd Infantry Regiment
1849 – 1855: Adjutant of United States Army, 2nd Infantry Regiment
1855 – 1861: Captain, United States Army, 2nd Infantry Regiment
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Major, United States Army, 11th Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the Battle of Dug Spring, Missouri
1861: Served in the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, Missouri
1861 – 1862: Colonel, 8th Iowa Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862: Commander of Southeastern District of Missouri
1862: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers Infantry
1862: Commander of Union Army, District of Eastern Arkansas
1862 – 1867: Major General, Union Army Volunteers Infantry
1863: Division Commander during the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
1863: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi
1863 – 1864: Commander, Union Army of Arkansas
1863 – 1866: Lt. Colonel United States Army, 3rd Infantry Regiment
1863: Served in the Capture of Little Rock, Arkansas
1864: Commander, Union Army, Department of Arkansas
1865: Column Commander during Mobile Alabama Campaign
1865: Brevetted Brig. General for Gallantry Capture of Little Rock
1865: Brevetted Major General for Service in the war
1865: Commander of forces on the east side of Mobile Bay
1865: Served in the Rio Grande
1865: Commander, Western District of Texas
1867: Mustered out of the Union Army on March 1st
Occupation after War:
1863 – 1866: Lt. Colonel, United States Army, 3rd Infantry Regiment
1865 – 1867: Commander, Department of Columbia
1866 – 1868: Colonel, United States Army, 20th Infantry Regiment
Died: January 12, 1868
Place of Death: San Mateo, California
Cause of Death: Sudden Attack of Apoplexy
Age at time of Death: 49 years old
Burial Place: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, California
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