Samuel P. Heintzelman

Samuel Peter Heintzelman (born September 30, 1805 in Manheim , Pennsylvania , † May 1, 1880 in Washington, DC ) was major general in the US Army . During the American Civil War he was the commanding general .

Military career

Heintzelman graduated from the Military Academy in West Point , New York , in 1826 and was 17th out of 41 students in his class. After graduation, he served as a lieutenant in the 2nd U.S. Infantry Regiment. He took part as a captain in the 2nd Seminole War and later served in the American-Mexican War . For bravery at the Battle of Huamantla, Mexico, he was on 9 October 1847. Brevet - Major transported. He was promoted to regular major on March 3, 1855 while serving with the 1st US Infantry Regiment. In 1861 he was promoted to colonel and appointed commander of the 17th U.S. Infantry Regiment.

Used in the American Civil War

Three days later, Heintzelman was promoted to brigadier general. He was captured near Alexandria, Virginia on May 24 and exchanged four days later. Heintzelman initially led a brigade and from July 8 the 3rd Division of the Army of Northeastern Virginia . In the first battle at Bull Run , he was wounded in the right elbow. After his recovery, Heintzelman first led a brigade, and from October 3rd a division of the Potomac Army . On March 13, 1862 he took over as commanding general of the III. Corps . With the start of the Peninsula Campaign on May 5, 1862, he was promoted to Major General of the Volunteers and led the corps in the Battle of Seven Pines , the Seven Day Battle and the Second Battle of the Bull Run .

On October 27, 1862, Heintzelman was appointed commander of the Washington Defense District, later known as XXII. Corps of the Washington, DC Military Area acted. Heintzelman led it until October 14, 1863. After that, he became commander in the northern defense area. Heintzelman was honorably discharged from the volunteer organization on August 24, 1865 and was retired as a professional soldier on February 22, 1869.

Heintzelman died in Washington, DC and was buried in Buffalo , New York.

family

Heintzelman married Margaret Stuart of Albany , New York in Buffalo , New York on December 5, 1845 . The Heintzelmans had four children, one of whom was stillborn and one died in childhood. His grandson Stuart Heintzelman served with the rank Major General in the First World War . A transport ship was later named after him.

Trivia

As a major, Heintzelmann wrote the book Fifty Miles and a Fight , which appeared posthumously in 1998.

literature

Jerry D. Thompson, Civil War to the Bloody End. The Life and Times of Major General Samuel P. Heintzelman . University Press, College Station, TX 2006 ( here excerpts online ), ISBN 978-1-58544-535-6 (Cansecko-Kecko Series; 9).
John H. Eicher & David J. Eicher: Civil War High Commands. Stanford University Press 2001 ( online here ), ISBN 0-8047-3641-3

Web links

Commons : Samuel P. Heintzelman - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Heintzelman, Samuel P.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Heintzelman, Samuel Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American major general
DATE OF BIRTH	September 30, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH	Manheim , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH	May 1, 1880
Place of death	Washington, DC