Edwin Henry Stoughton
Born: June 23, 1838
Birthplace: Chester, Vermont
Father: Henry Evander Stoughton 1815 – 1873
(Buried: Immanuel Cemetery, Bellows Falls, Vermont)
Mother: Laura Elmira Clark 1817 – 1871
(Buried: Immanuel Cemetery, Bellows Falls, Vermont)
Education:
1859: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (17th in class)
Occupation before War:
1859: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army Infantry
1859 – 1861: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1859 – 1860: Garrison Duty at Fort Columbus, New York
1861: Resigned from United States Army on March 4th
Civil War Career:
1861: Scout in the Western Territories
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 4th Vermont Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1862: Served in the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
1862: Participated in the fighting at Lee’s Mills
1862: Served in the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Savage’s Station, Virginia
1862 – 1863: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1862 – 1863: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1863: Captured by Mosby’s Rangers at Fairfax Court House, Virginia
1863: Spent Two Month’s in Libby Confederate Prison after Captured
1863: Commission as Brigadier General Expired by limitation
Occupation after War:
1863 – 1868: Attorney in New York City, New York
Died: December 25, 1868
Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts
Cause of Death: Unknown
Age at time of Death: 31 years old
Burial Place: Immanuel Cemetery, Bellows Falls, Vermont
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