Paine, Halbert E.

Born in Chardon, Oh., in 1826, Halbert E. Paine graduated from Western Reserve College and practiced law in Cleveland, Oh., and Milwaukee, Wis. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Paine entered the Union army as the colonel of the Fourth Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment. He was promoted to brigadier general in March 1863 and led the Third Division of the Army of the Gulf in an assault on Priest Gap during the Battle of Port Hudson, where he suffered a wound that necessitated the amputation of his leg. Following the war, Paine served as a Republican in the U.S. Congress from 1865-1871. Later he resumed the practice of law until President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him U.S. Commissioner of Patents in 1879. He died in Washington, D.C., in 1905.

From the description of General orders no. 6, 1862 Aug. 12. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 226372679

American soldier and lawyer.

From the description of Letter signed : Washington, D.C., to Henry Stanbery, Attorney General, 1867 Feb. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612540

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to the President, 1873 Nov. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611459

Halbert Eleazer Paine, a lawyer from Wisconsin, served as a general in the Union Army. After the Civil War, he represented the 1st Congressional District of Wisconsin in the U. S. House of Representatives (1865-1871).

From the description of Halbert Eleazer Paine speeches, circa 1865. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 730918795

Halbert Paine was a prominent political figure of the 19th century. He was an author, lawyer, U. S. Representative from Wisconsin, Commissioner of Patents and a Union General.

From the description of Halbert Eleazer Paine letter, 1869 July 19. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 256500201