Francis Washburn Explained
Francis Washburn (July 6,1838–April 22,1865) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Life
Francis Washburn was born in Massachusetts on July 6, 1838. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry on December 26, 1861; first lieutenant on March 7, 1862; captain of the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry on January 26, 1863; lieutenant colonel of the 4th Massachusetts Cavalry on February 4, 1864; colonel on February 25, 1865; and finally, brevet brigadier general of volunteers on April 6, 1865, for gallantry and meritorious service at the Battle of High Bridge, Virginia, where he was wounded, and of which he died on April 22, 1865. He was 26.
Ranks
- Colonel, USV
- Brigadier general, USV (April 6, 1865)
References
Works cited
- Heitman, Francis B. (1903). "Washburn, Francis". Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, From Its Organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903. Vol. 1. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 1004.
Further reading
- Bouvé, Edward T. (1900). "The Battle at High Bridge". Civil War Papers, Read before the Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Vol. 2. Boston: F. H. Gilson Company. pp. 403–412.
- Humphreys, Charles A. (1918). Field, Camp, Hospital and Prison in the Civil War, 1863–1865. Boston: Geo. H. Ellis Co. pp. 274–276, 378, 390.
- O'Reilly, Bill; Dugard, Martin (2011). Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever. New York: Henry Holt and Company. pp. 57–62.
- Sorenson, Michael K. "Bvt. Brigadier General Francis Washburn". The Second Mass and Its Fighting Californians. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- "Francis Washburn". MHS Collections Online. Massachusetts Historical Society. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- "Personal Items". The New England Farmer. Saturday, April 29, 1865. p. 3.
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