Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert
Born: July 1, 1833
Birthplace: Georgetown, Delaware
Father: Jonathan Robinson Torbert 1803 – 1853
(Buried: Wesley M.E. Chapel Cemetery, Georgetown, Delaware)
Mother: Catharine A. Milby 1806 – 1881
(Buried: Wesley M.E. Chapel Cemetery, Georgetown, Delaware)
Wife: Mary Elizabeth Currey 1839 – 1895
(Buried: Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Milford, Delaware)
Children:
Sarah Frances Torbert Fulks 1852 – 1885
Education:
1855: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (21st in class)
Occupation before War:
1855: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army of Infantry
1855 – 1861: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 5th Infantry Regiment
1855 – 1856: Conductor of Recruits to Texas
1856: Frontier Duty at Fort McIntosh, Texas
1856: U.S. Army Scout against Lipan Indians
1856 – 1857: Served in the fighting against Seminoles
1857: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1857 – 1860: Served on the Utah Expedition
1860 – 1861: Served in the March to New Mexico
1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, 5th Infantry Regiment
Civil War Career:
1861: In New Jersey Mustering Officer of Volunteers
1861: Declined to be Captain and Assistant Quartermaster
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 1st New Jersey Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Served in Defenses of Washington, D.C. near Alexandria
1861 – 1866: Captain United States Army 5th Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia
1862: Served in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862: Wounded during the Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
1862: Served in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1862: Served in the March to Falmouth, Virginia
1862 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1863: Brevetted Major for Gallantry at Battle of Gettysburg
1863: Served in Pursuit of the enemy to Warrenton, Virginia
1863: Served in the Battle of Rappahannock Station, Virginia
1864: Served in the Battle of North Anna River, Virginia
1864: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Hawes Shop
1864: Served in the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia
1864: Served in the Battle of Trevilian Station, Virginia
1864 – 1865: Chief of Cavalry for Middle Military Division
1864: Served in the Battle of Winchester, Virginia
1864: Served in the Battle of Opequan, Virginia
1864: Brevetted Major General Union Army for his service
1864: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Winchester
1865: Brevetted Brig. General for Gallantry at Battle of Cedar Creek
1865: Brevetted Major General for his service in the War
1865: Union Army Commander of Army of the Shenandoah
1865: Union Army Commander of District of Winchester, Virginia
1865: Union Army Commander of District of Southeastern Virginia
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1866: Captain United States Army, 5th Infantry Regiment
1866: Resigned from United States Army on October 31st
1869 – 1871: United States Minister Resident to El Salvador
1871 – 1873: United States Counsel General at Havana, Cuba
1873 – 1878: United States Counsel General at Paris, France
Died: August 29, 1880
Place of Death: Wrecking of Steamer Vera Cruz off Cape Canaveral, Florida
Cause of Death: Drowned
Age at time of Death: 47 years old
Burial Place: Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Milford, Delaware
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