Identifier: unionarmyhistory08madi (find matches)
Title: The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Biography
Publisher: Madison, Wis. Federal Publishing Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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cessful candidate for Congress fromhis district in i860, and at the beginning of the Civil war reorganizedhis old company and became colonel of the loth 111. volunteers, April 29,1861. He was commissioned brigadier-general of volunteers on May 17;commanded Cairo for three months; led the expedition that raidedsouthern Missouri from Pilot Knob, and on Dec. 28, routed the Confed-erate force at Mt. Zion, Mo. He joined Grant at Pittsburg landing threedays before the battle of Shiloh, and during the first days fight was cap-tured with most of his command while valiantly holding his position.He was released in Oct., 1862, was promoted major-general of volunteerson Nov. 29, and served on the court-martial of Fitz-John Porter. Hesubsequently commanded Helena, Ark., in 1863, and repulsed the attackof the Confederate forces under Gens. Price and Holmes there on July 4.Gen. Prentiss resigned his commission, Oct. 28, 1863, and subsequentlypracticed law in Bethany, Mo. He died there, Feb. 8, 1901.
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Maj.-Cjen. Fitz-John )ORTER Maj.-Gen. R. B. PotterBrig.-Cien. C. E. PrattBrig.-Gen. Henry Prince P.rig.C.en. K. E. Potter r.iig.-l .on. .1. II. Potter P.iig.-Oen. B. F. Potts Brig.-Gen. W. H. Powell Maj.-Gen. B. :M. Prentiss Brig.-Gen. F. E. Prime Brig.-Gen. I. F. Ouinby Brig.-Gen. G. )^. Ra.msay Biographical Sketches 205 Prime, Frederick E., brigadier-general, was born in Florence, Italy,Sept. 24, 1829. He was graduated at the United States military academyat the head of his class in 1850 and assigned to the engineer corps, andprior to the Civil war was employed on fortifications in New York, Cali-fornia, Alabama and Mississippi. While on his way to Fort Pickens in1861 he was taken captive by Confederate forces, was commissioned cap-tain on Aug. 6, and served after his release in the Manassas campaign.He was then for the next six months successively chief engineer of thedepartments of Kentucky, the Cumberland, and the Ohio, and after beingwounded and again taken prisoner he served un

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