George Crockett Strong
Born: October 16, 1832
Birthplace: Stockbridge, Vermont
Father: David Ellsworth Strong 1801 – 1840
Mother: Harriet Fay 1803 – 1843
Wife: Margaret Ellis Budd 1838 – 1881
Children:
Wilson Budd Strong 1860 – 1914
Education:
Attended Williston Seminary
1857: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (5th in class)
Occupation before War:
1857 – 1859: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Ordnance Dept.
1857 – 1858: Assistant at Frankford Arsenal, Pennsylvania
1858: Assistant at Fort Monroe Arsenal, Virginia
1858 – 1859: Commander of Mount Vernon Arsenal, Alabama
1859 – 1861: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Ordnance Dept.
1859 – 1861: Assistant at Watervliet Arsenal, New York
1861 – 1863: 1st Lt. United States Army, Ordnance Dept.
Civil War Career:
1861: Temporary Commander of Watervliet Arsenal, New York
1861: Ordnance Officer on the Staff of Major General McDowell
1861: Served as Ordnance Officer at First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1861: Assistant Ordnance Officer on staff of Major Gen. McClellan
1861 – 1862: Served on the Staff of Major General Butler
1861 – 1862: Major and Assistant Adjutant General in Union Army
Served in the Expedition to New Orleans, Louisiana
1862: Chief of Ordnance to Major General Butler for Dept. of the Gulf
1862: Served in Expedition from Ship Island to Biloxi, Mississippi
1862: Served in the Capture of New Orleans, Louisiana
1862: Served in Expedition to Ponchatoula
1862 – 1863: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1862 – 1863: Served on the Staff of Major General Butler
1863: Captain United States Army, Ordnance Department
1863: Brigade Commander in Charleston, South Carolina
1863: Mortally Wounded during the Assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina
1863: Major General of Union Army, Volunteers
Left without permission on a steamer for the North
Died: July 30, 1863
Place of Death: New York City, New York
Cause of Death: Wounds and lockjaw
Age at time of Death: 30 years old
Burial Place: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
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