. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . He was promoted major, May 3, 1861, and wasengaged on an expedition to Southwest Missouri, June 24, 1861, uniting with General Lyon, July 5, 1861, onGrand River, Missouri, and was engaged in the action ofDug Spring and battle of Wilsons Creek, where hecommanded after the fall of General Lyon, and conductedthe retreat to Rolla, Missouri. Made brigadier-general of volunteers Aug. 10, 1861,and participated in an expedition to northeast Mis-souri : was on the march to Kansas City, October, 1861,forming the right
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . He was promoted major, May 3, 1861, and wasengaged on an expedition to Southwest Missouri, June 24, 1861, uniting with General Lyon, July 5, 1861, onGrand River, Missouri, and was engaged in the action ofDug Spring and battle of Wilsons Creek, where hecommanded after the fall of General Lyon, and conductedthe retreat to Rolla, Missouri. Made brigadier-general of volunteers Aug. 10, 1861,and participated in an expedition to northeast Mis-souri : was on the march to Kansas City, October, 1861,forming the right of General Fremonts movement onSpringfield; chief of staff to Major-General Hunter,November, 1861 ; on tour of inspection of Ohio andMississippi River posts in Dec, 1S61 ; in command of theDistrict of Kansas from April 10 to May 5, 1862 ; in com-mand of the defences of Washington from May 25 to , 1862 ; and then participated in the campaigns of theArmy of the Potomac, being engaged in the battle of BullRun, Aug. 29, 1862, South Mountain, battle of Antietam, 409. and several skirmishes while pursuing the enemy, andbattl 1 General Sturgis was transferred to the Western armand participated in the operations in central Kentuckyfrom April to Jul}-, 1863, and was chief of cavalry, Ipartment of Ohio, to April 15, 1864. He was promolieutenant-colonel, Sixth Caval !jer 27, 1863, and subsequently engaged in organizing the militia of Cin-cinnati during Morgans rebel raid ; in operations in ETennessee, and action of Mossy Creek, Dandridge; cap-ture of General Vance and his rebel command ; rout ofGeneral Martins rebel cavalry, and destruction of campof rebels and Indians near Quallatown, North Carolina;in expedition from Memphis, M :. and engaged in the combat at Bolivar, Tennessee, and pursuit of rebelsunder Forrest, to Rip issippi: and in the second expedition against Forrest, being engaged in the combatnear Gun Town, Mississippi, June 10, 1864. Aug. 24,1S65, he was mustered out of
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