Strong Vincent
Born: June 17, 1837
Birthplace: Waterford, Pennsylvania
Father: Bethuel Boyd Vincent 1803 – 1876
(Buried: Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Sarah Ann Strong 1815 – 1901
(Buried: Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Elizabeth H. Carter 1838 – 1914
(Buried: Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania)
Children:
Blanche Strong Vincent 1863 – 1864
(Buried: Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania)
Education:
Attended Trinity College
1859: Graduated from Harvard University
Occupation before War:
1859 – 1861: Attorney in Erie, Pennsylvania
Civil War Career:
1861: 1st Lt. and Adjutant for Erie Pennsylvania Regiment
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Seven Days Campaign in Virginia
1862: Acted as Regimental Commander at Battle of Glendale
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
1862: Caught Malaria while fighting on the Virginia Peninsula
1862: On Medical leave due to suffering from effects of Malaria
1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Served in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Brigade Commander at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863: Mortally Wounded in thigh and groin, 2nd Day of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863: General Meade recommended Promotion to Brig. General
1863: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers – July 3rd – July 7th
Died: July 7, 1863
Place of Death: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Cause of Death: Died from his wounds
Age at time of Death: 26 years old
Burial Place: Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania
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