Английская Википедия:Hannibal Day

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Hannibal Day (February 15, 1804 – March 26, 1891) served as an officer in the United States Army. His career spanned 46 years, and included the Black Hawk War, Seminole War, Mexican–American War, and American Civil War. One of the oldest officers to serve in the Union Army, Day commanded a brigade in the Army of the Potomac and took part in combat at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Early life

Hannibal Day was born in Montpelier, Vermont on February 15, 1804, the son of Dr. Sylvester Day (1778-1851), a career United States Army surgeon, and Avis (Bliss) Day (1780-1859).Шаблон:Sfn He was educated in various locations as his father's work took the family from one military post to another.Шаблон:Sfn

During the War of 1812, Sylvester Day and the garrison of Fort Michilimackinac, Michigan, including Hannibal Day, were taken prisoner by the British Army.Шаблон:Sfn The British held the prisoners at Fort Detroit during July and August 1812, then transported them by boat to Fort Erie, Ontario, where they were released on parole while British and American commanders negotiated a prisoner exchange.Шаблон:Sfn Later that year, army and United States Navy forces under the command of Jesse Elliott effected a rescue of the prisoners, who were carried by boat from the fort to Elliott's ships on Lake Erie.Шаблон:Sfn

After the war, Hannibal Day was raised and educated in Vermont.Шаблон:Sfn In 1818, he was appointed to the United States Military Academy.Шаблон:Sfn Ill health caused him to delay his enrollment until 1819.Шаблон:Sfn He graduated in 1823, ranked 23rd in a class of 35.Шаблон:Sfn

Start of career

Day was commissioned as a second lieutenant of Infantry on July 1, 1823 and assigned to the 2nd Infantry Regiment.Шаблон:Sfn He remained primarily with the 2nd Infantry until 1862.Шаблон:Sfn Day served at Fort Brady, Michigan from 1823 to 1828 and on surveying and topographical duty in the Western United States from 1828 to 1831.Шаблон:Sfn He served at Fort Niagara, New York and Fort Dearborn, Illinois in 1832 and 1833, and took part in the Black Hawk War.Шаблон:Sfn

From 1833 to 1836, Day was on duty at Hancock Barracks, Maine and he served at Fort Independence, Massachusetts in 1836.Шаблон:Sfn He served on recruiting duty at various posts from 1836 to 1838 and took part in the Seminole War of 1838-1839.Шаблон:Sfn Day became ill in Florida and was on convalescent leave from 1839 to 1841.Шаблон:Sfn He returned to Florida in 1841 and remained until 1842.Шаблон:Sfn He served with the 2nd Infantry in Buffalo, New York from 1842 to 1845 and Detroit, Michigan from 1845 to 1846.Шаблон:Sfn He took part in the Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1847, serving with the 2nd Infantry as part of David E. Twiggs' Brigade and participating in battles including Veracruz, Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Churubusco, Moline del Rey and Chapultepec.Шаблон:Sfn

Day served on recruiting duty from 1847 to 1848.Шаблон:Sfn He served at Fort Hamilton, New York in 1848, then completed a sea voyage to California between 1848 1849.Шаблон:Sfn After arriving in California, Day was on frontier duty at Sutterville, California, (1849), Bear Creek, (1849), Camp Far West (1850‑1851), and Benicia (1852‑1853).Шаблон:Sfn Day served at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri in 1854, then performed frontier duty at Fort Ridgely, Minnesota from 1854 to 1855.Шаблон:Sfn He was posted to Fort Ripley, Minnesota from 1855 to 1856.Шаблон:Sfn He then served in the Dakota Territory, performing duty at Fort Randall from 1856 to 1858, Fort Laramie from 1859 to 1860, and Fort Abercrombie from 1860 to 1861.Шаблон:Sfn

American Civil War

Day was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel of the 2nd U.S. Infantry on February 25, 1861.Шаблон:Sfn From August to December 1861 he commanded the 2nd Infantry and was stationed in the Georgetown area of Washington, D.C.Шаблон:Sfn He was on recruiting duty from December 1861 to June 1863, and was promoted to commander of the 6th U.S. Infantry as a colonel on June 7, 1862.Шаблон:Sfn

Day joined the Army of the Potomac on June 28, 1863.Шаблон:Sfn He served as commander of First Brigade, Second Division, V Corps under Brigadier General Romeyn B. Ayres, which included combat at the Battle of Gettysburg.Шаблон:Sfn His brigade sustained several casualties when it was attacked during deployment into the Wheatfield on July 2, 1863.Шаблон:Sfn The attack was executed by the brigade of Brigadier General William T. Wofford, and it cost Day's brigade 382 killed and wounded.Шаблон:Sfn Afterwards, Day's brigade was combined with that of Sidney Burbank, serving under Burbank in the Bristoe Campaign and the Mine Run Campaign.Шаблон:Sfn They were later made part of a brigade under Ayers in General Charles Griffin's First Division, V Corps.Шаблон:Sfn

Day was one of the oldest officers commanding at Gettysburg; only his classmate George S. Greene was older.Шаблон:Sfn He was officially retired on August 1, 1863, but recalled for continued service.Шаблон:Sfn Day left the Army of the Potomac on August 22, 1863 and commanded Fort Hamilton in New York from August 1863 until June 8, 1864.Шаблон:Sfn He served on military commissions and courts martial from July 25, 1864 until his final retirement on June 15, 1869.Шаблон:Sfn On March 13, 1865, he received promotion to the brevet rank of brigadier general in recognition of his many years of service.Шаблон:Sfn

Death and burial

Day died in Morristown, New Jersey on March 26, 1891.Шаблон:Sfn He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Leominster, Massachusetts.Шаблон:Sfn At the time of his death, he was the third-oldest living West Point graduate, with only Colonel William C. Young (Class of 1822) and Major General George S. Greene (class of 1823) having lived longer.Шаблон:Sfn

Family

In 1831, Day married Anna Maria Houghton (1808-1891), the daughter of Colonel Thomas Houghton and Mary Legate (Chase) Houghton.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Their children included:

Effective dates of promotion

During his career, Day was promoted from second lieutenant to colonel, and received promotion to brigadier general by brevet:Шаблон:Sfn

See also

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Additional reading

  • Boatner, Mark M., Civil War Dictionary, New York, D. McKay Co. [1959]. Шаблон:ISBN
  • Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, Шаблон:ISBN.
  • Newell, Clayton R., and Charles R. Shrader, Of Duty Well and Faithfully Done: A History of the Regular Army in the Civil War, Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2011.
  • Reese, Timothy J., Sykes' Regular Division 1861-1864, Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1990. Шаблон:ISBN

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