Devens, Charles, 1820-1891

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Dates:
Birth 1820-04-04
Death 1891-01-07
Gender:
Male
Americans,
English

Biographical notes:

Charles Devens, Jr. was a Union army officer in the Civil War. He entered the war as a Major in the 3rd Batallion of the Massachusetts Rifles. He was appointed Brigadier General in April 1862 and was brevetted Major General, United States Volunteers, in April 1865. After the war, he served as a State Supreme Court justice for Massachusetts and was appointed Attorney General of the United States.

From the description of Charles Devens letter, 1887 April 6. (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 745459075

American army officer and jurist.

From the description of Autograph telegram signed : [n.p.], to Lt. Col. E.W. Smith, 1865 Jan. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270535945

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  • Legal documents
  • Judges
  • Lawyers
  • Ball's Bluff, Battle of, Va., 1861
  • Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863
  • Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Court martials and courts of inquiry
  • Democratic Party
  • Fair Oaks (Henrico County, Va.), Battle of, 1862
  • Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862
  • Fugitive slaves
  • Maryland Campaign, 1862
  • Overland Campaign, Va., 1864
  • Peninsula Campaign, 1862
  • Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
  • Republican Party
  • Siege of Petersburg, Va. (Richmond--Petersburg Campaign), 1864-1865
  • United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)
  • Whig Party (U.S.)

Occupations:

  • Judges
  • Lawyers
  • Politicians
  • Union Army soldiers

Places:

  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • SC, US
  • VA, US
  • VA, US
  • VA, US
  • MA, US
  • MA, US
  • MA, US
  • VA, US
  • VA, US
  • MA, US
  • MA, US
  • MA, US
  • VA, US
  • DC, US
  • VA, US

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