The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . he served as amember of the state senate, and fi-om the latter yearuntil 1853 as U. S. marshal for the district of Mas-sachusetts. Mr. Devens resumed the practice of hisprofession
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . he served as amember of the state senate, and fi-om the latter yearuntil 1853 as U. S. marshal for the district of Mas-sachusetts. Mr. Devens resumed the practice of hisprofession in 1854, and settled at Worcester, Mass.,where he has since resided. When the civil warbroke out he enlisted in the cause of the Union, andon Apr. 19, 1861, was unanimously elected majorof the 3d battalion rifles—three full companies,with which he at once proceeded to the front. OnJuly 36th of the same year, Maj. Devens was madecolonel of the 15th regiment Massachusetts volun-teers. He was brevetted brigadier-general duringthe siege of Yorktown, and took command of abrigade in Couchs division, Keyes 4th army Devens was severely wounded at the battle ofFair Oaks, but would not leave the field until thefall of night terminated the hostilities for the the battle of Antietam his horse was shot fromunder him, and for gallant conduct while in com-mand of a brigade at Fredericksburg, he was com-. plimented by the general commanding the the request of Gen. Grant, Gen. Devens in April,1865, was commissioned major-general by brevet forgallantry and good conduct atthe capture of Richmond. Hewas mustered out of service athis own request, at Washing-ton, in June, 1866, after a bril-liant military career of fiveyears and three months. Themembers of the U. S. senateand house of representativesfrom Massachusetts united insigning a recommendation thathe should be retained in thereorganization of the regulararmy, and though the compli-ment was a very high one, it
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