Henry Warner Slocum

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Henry Warner Slocum
Statue of General Slocum in Gettysburg

Henry Warner Slocum (born September 24, 1827 in Delphi , Onondaga County , New York , †  April 14, 1894 in Brooklyn , New York) was an American officer and politician . In the civil war he rose to the side of the northern states to major general ; then he twice represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Henry Slocum first graduated from Cazenovia Seminary and then worked as a teacher for some time. Between 1848 and 1852 he went through the United States Military Academy at West Point . There he was a classmate of the future General Philip Sheridan . He remained in the US Army until 1856, where he made it to first lieutenant . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1858, he began working in this profession in Syracuse . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He became a District Chamberlain and in 1859 a member of the New York State Assembly . He also became a member of the state militia as a colonel. There he was active in training the artillery .

Between 1861 and 1865 he took part in the civil war as an officer in the state militia, which was part of the Union army . During this time he rose to major general. He commanded - alternating with Alpheus S. Williams - most of the time the XII. Corps. He participated in many battles. Among other things, he was also present at the Battle of Gettysburg , where he and his corps intervened somewhat late in the fighting, which earned him the nickname Slow Come . In 1864, his corps was the first to invade the city of Atlanta , Georgia . On September 28, 1865 Slocum retired from military service. He settled in Brooklyn where he practiced as a lawyer. At the same time he continued his political career. So he ran unsuccessfully for the office of Secretary of State of New York.

In the congressional elections of 1868 Slocum was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of New York , where he succeeded William Erigena Robinson on March 4, 1869 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1873 . In 1872 he renounced another candidacy. In the following years he worked as a lawyer again. In 1876 he headed the Department of City Works in Brooklyn, which was still an independent city at the time. In the elections of 1882 Slocum was re-elected to Congress in a state-wide electoral district, where he was able to complete a further legislative period between March 4, 1883 and March 3, 1885. He has also served on the Board of Trustees of the New York State Soldiers 'and Sailors' Home in Bath and a board member of the Gettysburg Monument Commissioners . Henry Slocum died in Brooklyn on April 14, 1894.

The paddle steamer General Slocum was named after him. This ship caught fire on June 15, 1904 in New York. 1021 people were killed in this disaster.

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Commons : Henry Warner Slocum  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
predecessor Office successor
William Erigena Robinson United States House Representative for New York (3rd constituency)
March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1873 		Stewart L. Woodford
personal data
SURNAME Slocum, Henry Warner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American officer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1827
PLACE OF BIRTH Delphi , New York
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 1894
Place of death Brooklyn , New York