John F. Appleton

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John F. Appleton

John Francis Appleton (born August 29, 1838 in Bangor , Maine , † August 31, 1870 ibid) was an American lawyer and officer in the US Army during the American Civil War . Within the volunteer organization of the US Army , he was promoted to Brevet - Brigadier General.

youth

John F. Appleton was the eldest son of the Chief Justice at the Supreme Court of Maine , John Appleton. He attended Bangor High School and then studied at Bowdoin College in Brunswick , Maine.

Military career

The American Civil War began a year after completing his studies. Appleton set up a company of the 12th Maine Infantry Regiment in Maine, whose company commander he became. The regiment was used in Louisiana and Virginia during the war .

Appleton was notable for its daring behavior during the siege of Port Hudson. On June 15, 1863, he volunteered with two officers and 12 soldiers from his company for a special regiment that was to storm the fortifications of Port Hudson. The volunteer officers were offered a promotion; everyone should receive a medal.

Appelton remained stationed in Port Hudson, was promoted to colonel and appointed regimental commander of the Corps D'Afrique's 9th Infantry Regiment. Another general from Bangor, Cyrus Hamlin , son of Vice President Hannibal Hamlin , who campaigned for the arming of the freed slaves , was stationed with him in Louisiana. From January 31, 1864, he was the longest-serving regimental commander in the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division of the Corps D'Afrique. At the same time he remained regimental commander, first of the 9th and later of the 81st US Infantry Regiment. Due to great bravery, Appleton was promoted to Brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers on May 18, 1866 by the United States Senate , retroactively to March 13, 1865.

After the civil war

During the Reconstruction , Appleton was offered the post of Federal District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Texas , but he declined because of an illness. Appleton practiced as a lawyer in Bangor and died there in 1870. He was buried in the town of Mount Hope Cemetery.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Volunteer registrations . eHistory at The Ohio State University, 2013, accessed January 7, 2013 (English, Official Records, Vol. 26, Part 1, p. 60).
  2. ↑ motivation. eHistory at The Ohio State University, 2013, accessed on January 7, 2013 (English, Official Records, Vol. 26, Part 1, pp. 56f).
  3. ^ Regimental commander, 9th Infantry Regiment. Cornell University Library, 2012, accessed January 7, 2013 (Official Records, Series III, Vol. 3, p. 1115).
  4. ↑ Brigade Commander 2nd Brigade. Cornell University Library, 2012, accessed January 7, 2013 (Official Records, Series I, Vol. 34, Part II, p. 197).
  5. ↑ Brigade Commander 2nd Brigade. Cornell University Library, 2012, accessed January 7, 2013 (Official Records, Series I, Vol. 34, Part IV, p. 613).
personal data
SURNAME Appleton, John F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Appleton, John Francis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and officer
DATE OF BIRTH August 29, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Bangor , Maine
DATE OF DEATH August 31, 1870
Place of death Bangor , Maine