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Buckingham was born and raised in the Putnam section of Zanesville, Ohio, the only child of Ebenezer and Catharine Putnam Buckingham. He was a grandson of Rufus Putnam of American Revolutionary War fame and his wife Persis Rice Putnam. He graduated from the United States Military Academy sixth in the Class of 1829. He subsequently served as a second lieutenant in the 3rd U.S. Artillery on topographical duty. Buckingham married Mary Gird on July 5, 1830, in Utica, New York. He was Assistant Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at West Point from October 1830 to August 28, 1831. He resigned from the Army in 1831.
From 1833 to 1836, he was a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Kenyon College. During that time, he remarried, this time to Mary P. Turner on August 24, 1835. He was later the proprietor of the Kokosing Iron Works in Knox County, Ohio.
Buckingham married a third time, on August 26, 1845, to Marion A. Hawkes.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was appointed assistant adjutant general of the Ohio Commissary in May 1861 and was promoted to adjutant general in July. A year later, in July 1862, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers, and was assigned to special duty as assistant to the Secretary of War at the War Department in Washington, D.C. and served until he resigned on February 11, 1863.
Buckingham is best known for having carried the orders relieving MG George B. McClellan from command of the Army of the Potomac on November 7, 1862.
After his war service he authored a textbook, New Arithmetic on the Unit System, (Philadelphia, 1869). He is also credited as having written Principles of Arithmetic in 1871. He became president of the Chicago Steel Works in 1873 and was a professor of experimental philosophy at West Point until he retired in 1881. He served as a member of the Board of Visitors for the academy in 1879.
Buckingham died in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 80, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Zanesville. He is one of six former Civil War generals buried in that city.
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<p>Buckingham was born and raised in the Putnam section of Zanesville, Ohio, the only child of Ebenezer and Catharine Putnam Buckingham. He was a grandson of Rufus Putnam of American Revolutionary War fame and his wife Persis Rice Putnam. He graduated from the United States Military Academy sixth in the Class of 1829. He subsequently served as a second lieutenant in the 3rd U.S. Artillery on topographical duty. Buckingham married Mary Gird on July 5, 1830, in Utica, New York. He was Assistant Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at West Point from October 1830 to August 28, 1831. He resigned from the Army in 1831.</p>
<p>From 1833 to 1836, he was a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Kenyon College. During that time, he remarried, this time to Mary P. Turner on August 24, 1835. He was later the proprietor of the Kokosing Iron Works in Knox County, Ohio.</p>
<p>Buckingham married a third time, on August 26, 1845, to Marion A. Hawkes.</p>
<p>At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was appointed assistant adjutant general of the Ohio Commissary in May 1861 and was promoted to adjutant general in July. A year later, in July 1862, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers, and was assigned to special duty as assistant to the Secretary of War at the War Department in Washington, D.C. and served until he resigned on February 11, 1863.</p>
<p>Buckingham is best known for having carried the orders relieving MG George B. McClellan from command of the Army of the Potomac on November 7, 1862.</p>
<p>After his war service he authored a textbook, New Arithmetic on the Unit System, (Philadelphia, 1869). He is also credited as having written Principles of Arithmetic in 1871. He became president of the Chicago Steel Works in 1873 and was a professor of experimental philosophy at West Point until he retired in 1881. He served as a member of the Board of Visitors for the academy in 1879.</p>
<p>Buckingham died in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 80, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Zanesville. He is one of six former Civil War generals buried in that city.</p>
Wikipedia.org article for Catharinus Putman Buckingham, viewed February 4, 2021
<p>Buckingham was born and raised in the Putnam section of Zanesville, Ohio, the only child of Ebenezer and Catharine Putnam Buckingham. He was a grandson of Rufus Putnam of American Revolutionary War fame and his wife Persis Rice Putnam. He graduated from the United States Military Academy sixth in the Class of 1829. He subsequently served as a second lieutenant in the 3rd U.S. Artillery on topographical duty. Buckingham married Mary Gird on July 5, 1830, in Utica, New York. He was Assistant Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at West Point from October 1830 to August 28, 1831. He resigned from the Army in 1831.</p>
<p>From 1833 to 1836, he was a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Kenyon College. During that time, he remarried, this time to Mary P. Turner on August 24, 1835. He was later the proprietor of the Kokosing Iron Works in Knox County, Ohio.</p>
<p>Buckingham married a third time, on August 26, 1845, to Marion A. Hawkes.</p>
<p>At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was appointed assistant adjutant general of the Ohio Commissary in May 1861 and was promoted to adjutant general in July. A year later, in July 1862, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers, and was assigned to special duty as assistant to the Secretary of War at the War Department in Washington, D.C. and served until he resigned on February 11, 1863.</p>
<p>Buckingham is best known for having carried the orders relieving MG George B. McClellan from command of the Army of the Potomac on November 7, 1862.</p>
<p>After his war service he authored a textbook, New Arithmetic on the Unit System, (Philadelphia, 1869). He is also credited as having written Principles of Arithmetic in 1871. He became president of the Chicago Steel Works in 1873 and was a professor of experimental philosophy at West Point until he retired in 1881. He served as a member of the Board of Visitors for the academy in 1879.</p>
<p>Buckingham died in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 80, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Zanesville. He is one of six former Civil War generals buried in that city.</p>
Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Name and Subject Index to the Last Volume of Registers of Letters Received from the President, Executive Departments, and War Department Bureaus
Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Name and Subject Index to the Last Volume of Registers of Letters Received from the President, Executive Departments, and War Department Bureaus
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Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Name and Subject Index to the Last Volume of Registers of Letters Received from the President, Executive Departments, and War Department Bureaus
Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Name and Subject Index to the Last Volume of Registers of Letters Received from the President, Executive Departments, and War Department Bureaus
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Record Group 94: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984
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Series: Letters Received, 1805 - 1889
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Record Group 94: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984
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This document has Catharinus Putman Buckingham’s signature on it but was also crossed off.
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This document is the resignation letter of Brigadier General Catharinus Putnam Buckingham.
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Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Letters Received from the President, Executive Departments, and War Department Bureaus
Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Letters, Telegrams, and Orders Sent Relating to Union Army Volunteers
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Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Registers of Letters Received from the President, Executive Departments, and War Department Bureaus
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Catharinus Putnam Buckingham accepts the promotion to Brigadier General of Volunteers.
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Record Group 94: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984
Series: Letters Received, 1805 - 1889
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Morton, Oliver P. (Oliver Perry), 1823-1877. Letters, 1862, 1864.
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Letters, 1862, 1864.
The collection consists of three letters. The letter of 17 July 1862 is written by Morton to General C.P. Buckingham concening the hiring of additional assistant surgeons for the army. The next letter dated 22 August 1862 is from Brigadier General Thomas John Wood written from Tennessee requesting additional troops from Indiana. The last letter is written from Georgia by Brigadier General Edward Moody McCook, dated 28 August 1864. He writes to Governor Morton to defend his honor and deny rumors that were printed in newspapers that his men and officers were drunk during a recent raid. There are typed transcripts for the last two letters.
Morton, Oliver P. (Oliver Perry), 1823-1877. Letters, 1862, 1864.
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Letters received by the Secretary of War, Irregular series, 1861-1866 [microform].
United States. War Dept. Letters received by the Secretary of War, Irregular series, 1861-1866 [microform].
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Letters received by the Secretary of War, Irregular series, 1861-1866 [microform].
Letters from subordinate bureaus and officers, state and federal government officials, Army officers in the field, diplomats, the President, members of Congress, and private persons regarding such topics as the conduct of the Civil War, the organization and maintenance of the U.S. Army, and Indian affairs. Also included are some working papers and drafts and true copies of letters sent in reply.
United States. War Dept. Letters received by the Secretary of War, Irregular series, 1861-1866 [microform].
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Catherinus P. Buckingham letter to E.A. Bideu, 1871
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Series: Letters Received, 1805 - 1889
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Series: Letters Received, 1805 - 1889
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Record Group 94: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984
Series: Letters Received, 1805 - 1889
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Catharinus Putnam Buckingham graduated from the US Military Academy in the Class of 1829. Catharinus Putnam Buckingham was also a professor at the US Military Academy.
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