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986 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
General Salomon remained in service in Arkansas till the close of the Avar. In the winter of 1865, he was brevetted Major General.
BREVET MAJOR GENERAL LYSANDER CUTLER.
General Cutler has been a resident of the city of Milwaukee for several years, and is a native of Maine. In July, 1861, he was com¬ missioned as Colonel of the Sixth Wisconsin Infantry, and com¬ manded the regiment, (with the exception of tAvo months, in Avhich he commanded King's brigade,) until the battle of Gaines¬ ville, on the 28th of August, when he Avas severely Avounded, He returned to duty November 4th, aud commanded the brigade uutil Colonel Meredith was promoted and took command.
He Avas appointed Brigadier General, to date from November 29th, 1862, aud was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Divis¬ ion, First Army Corps. General Cutler opened the battle of Gettysburg. His brigade, with the "Iron Brigade," comprising the First Division of General WadsAvorth, did the brunt of the fighting on the ever memorable 1st of July, 1863. His command lost heavily.
A short time afterwards. General Cutler took command of the First Division, which he retained, Avith the exception of the first two days of the battle of the Wilderness, until the 21st day of August, 1864, when he Avas severely Avounded.
On the 15th of September, he Avas, at his own request, relieved from duty in the field, and by request of General Grant, was ordered to New York, to take charge of, aud forward troops from that State. Subsequently he was ordered to Jackson, Mich,, to the command of the draft reudezA^ous of that place, where he remained until the rebellion collapsed, when he resigned on the 1st of July, 1865, He was previously brevetted Major General, to date from his last fight on the Weldon Railroad, August 21st, 1864
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| Title | Biographical Sketches, chapter 56 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Source Title | Biographical Sketches, chapter 56 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Author/Creator | Quiner, E. B. (Edwin Bentley), d. 1868. |
| Description | This is an excerpt from E.B. Quiner's thousand-page volume, The Military History of Wisconsin: a record of the civil and military patriotism of the state, in the war for the union, with a history of the campaigns in which Wisconsin soldiers have been conspicuous, regimental histories, sketches of distinguished officers, the roll of the illustrious dead, movements of the Legislature and state officers, etc. (Chicago: Clarke & co., 1866). Because the entire work is so unwieldy and most users want to consult only a single chapter, we have divided it into smaller portions covering discrete topics. The entire work is online at Google Books and the Internet Archive (www.archive.org) in the most popular ereader formats. |
| Subcollection | Histories |
| Source Type | history |
| Place of Publication | Chicago |
| Source Creation Date | 1866 |
| Source Publisher | Clarke & Co. |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT0000zx |
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| Title | 986 |
| Source Title | Biographical Sketches, chapter 56 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| People | Cutler, Lysander, Col. |
| Source Type | history |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | 986 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. General Salomon remained in service in Arkansas till the close of the Avar. In the winter of 1865, he was brevetted Major General. BREVET MAJOR GENERAL LYSANDER CUTLER. General Cutler has been a resident of the city of Milwaukee for several years, and is a native of Maine. In July, 1861, he was com¬ missioned as Colonel of the Sixth Wisconsin Infantry, and com¬ manded the regiment, (with the exception of tAvo months, in Avhich he commanded King's brigade,) until the battle of Gaines¬ ville, on the 28th of August, when he Avas severely Avounded, He returned to duty November 4th, aud commanded the brigade uutil Colonel Meredith was promoted and took command. He Avas appointed Brigadier General, to date from November 29th, 1862, aud was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Divis¬ ion, First Army Corps. General Cutler opened the battle of Gettysburg. His brigade, with the "Iron Brigade" comprising the First Division of General WadsAvorth, did the brunt of the fighting on the ever memorable 1st of July, 1863. His command lost heavily. A short time afterwards. General Cutler took command of the First Division, which he retained, Avith the exception of the first two days of the battle of the Wilderness, until the 21st day of August, 1864, when he Avas severely Avounded. On the 15th of September, he Avas, at his own request, relieved from duty in the field, and by request of General Grant, was ordered to New York, to take charge of, aud forward troops from that State. Subsequently he was ordered to Jackson, Mich,, to the command of the draft reudezA^ous of that place, where he remained until the rebellion collapsed, when he resigned on the 1st of July, 1865, He was previously brevetted Major General, to date from his last fight on the Weldon Railroad, August 21st, 1864 |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT1011 |