George Sykes
Born: October 9, 1822
Birthplace: Dover, Delaware
Father: Dr. James Sykes 1793 – 1855
(Buried: Mount Mora Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Missouri)
Mother: Angelina Underhill 1799 – 1862
(Buried: Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, New York)
Wife: Emily Virginia Macrae 1825 – 1882
(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Married: September 2, 1854 in New York City, New York
Children:
George Norris Sykes 1863 – 1946
(Buried: Watonga IOOF Cemetery, Watonga, Oklahoma)
Education:
1842: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (39th in class)
Occupation before War:
1842 – 1843: Brevet, 2nd Lt. United States Army, 3rd Infantry Regiment
1842: Served in the Seminole War in Florida
1842 – 1843: Garrison Duty at Fort Stansbury, Florida
1843 – 1844: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1843 – 1846: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 3rd Infantry Regiment
1844 – 1845: Frontier Duty at Fort Jessup, Louisiana
1846 – 1855: 1st Lt. United States Army, 3rd Infantry Regiment
1846: Served in the Battle of Monterrey, Mexico
1847: Served in the Siege of Vera Cruz, Mexico
1847: Served in the Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico
1847: Brevetted Captain for Gallantry at Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico
1847: Served in the Battle of Contreras, Mexico
1847: Served in the Battle of Churubusco, Mexico
1847: Served in the capture of Mexico City, Mexico
1847 – 1848: Commissary for Twigg's U.S. Army Division
1848: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1849: Frontier Duty at Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory
1849 – 1850: Frontier Duty at Navajo Nation
1850: Frontier Duty at Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory
1850 – 1852: Recruiter for United States Army
1852 – 1854: Frontier Duty at Fort Union, New Mexico
1854: United States Army scout against Apache Natives
1854: Served in the fighting against Apache Natives
1854 – 1855: Frontier Duty at Fort Union, New Mexico
1855: Frontier Duty at Fort Massachusetts, Colorado
1855: Frontier Duty at Fort Union, New Mexico
1855 – 1861: Captain, United States Army, 3rd Infantry Regiment
1855 – 1857: Frontier Duty at Fort Fillmore, New Mexico
1857: Served in the Gila Expedition
1857: Frontier Duty at Fort Fillmore, New Mexico
1858: On Detached service in Baltimore, Maryland
1858 – 1859: Frontier Duty at Los Lunas, New Mexico
1859: Served in the Navajo Expedition
1859 – 1860: Frontier Duty at Los Lunas, New Mexico
1860: Served in the march to Texas
1860 – 1861: Frontier Duty at Fort Clark, Texas
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Major, United States Army, 14th Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1861 – 1862: Commander of U.S. Army Infantry, Washington, D.C.
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1862: Served in the Virginia Peninsula Campaign, Virginia
1862: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Gaines Mill
1862: Served in the march from Fredericksburg to Bull Run
1862: Served in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1862: Served in the skirmish at Shepherdstown
1862: Served in the march to Falmouth, Virginia
1862: Served in the skirmish at Snicker's Gap, Virginia
1862 – 1866: Major General of Union Army, Volunteers
1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Served in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Union Army Commander, 5th Army Corps, Army of Potomac
1863: Corps Commander at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863: Corps Commander in the Rapidan Campaign
1863 – 1868: Lt. Colonel, United States Army, 5th Infantry Regt.
1863: Served in the fighting at Rappahannock Station
1864 – 1865: Served in U.S. Army, Department of Kansas
1864: Union Army Commander, District of South Kansas
1865: Brevetted Brig. General for Gallantry, Battle of Gettysburg
1865 – 1866: Awaiting orders from the U.S. Army, War Dept.
1865: Brevetted Major General for his service in the war
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1863 – 1868: Lt. Colonel of United States Army, 5th Infantry Regt.
1866: Commander of detachment of recruits for New Mexico
1866 – 1867: Regimental Commander at Fort Sumner, New Mexico
1867: United States Army Commander of Fort Sumner, New Mexico
1867: Member of Examining Board in New York City, New York
1868: Awaiting Orders from United States Army
1868 – 1880: Colonel of United States Army, 20th Infantry Regiment
1868 – 1869: Regimental Commander at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1869 – 1873: United States Army Commander, District of Minnesota
1872 – 1873: Served on Court Martial Duty for United States Army
1873 – 1877: U.S. Army Commander of Fort Snelling, Minnesota
1878 – 1880: U.S. Army Commander, District of Rio Grande
1878 – 1880: U.S. Army Commander, Fort Brown, Texas
1878: Member of the U.S. Army Court of inquiry at Fort Clark, Texas
1878: Witness at West Point, New York for United States Army
Died: February 8, 1880
Place of Death: Fort Brown, Texas
Cause of Death: Cancer on the left side of his face
Age at time of Death: 57 years old
Burial Place: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York
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