Comstock, C. B. (Cyrus Ballou), 1831-1910

Variant names

U.S. Army officer and engineer.

From the description of C.B. Comstock papers, 1847-1908 (bulk 1862-1890). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 429486114

Biographical Note

1831, Feb. 3: Born, West Wrentham, Mass.
1855: Graduated, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Breveted second lieutenant, United States Corps of Engineers
1862: Became chief engineer, Army of the Potomac
1863: Participated in the siege of Vicksburg, Miss.
1864: Participated in the Battle of the Wilderness
1864 - 1866 : Aide-de-camp to Ulysses S. Grant
1865: Participated in the capture of Fort Fisher, N.C., and in the capture of Mobile, Ala.
1866 - 1870 : Aide-de-camp to Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman
1869: Married Elizabeth Blair
1870 - 1874 : Superintending engineer, geodetic survey of the north and northwestern lakes of the United States
1884: Member and president, United States Mississippi River Commission
1886: In charge of the fort and engineering school of application at Willet's Point, N.Y.
1895: Retired as colonel from the regular army
1904: Advanced to rank of brigadier general on the retired list
1910, May 29: Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the C. B. Comstock Papers, 1847-1908, (bulk 1862-1890), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Archival Resources

Role	Title	Holding Repository
referencedIn	Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers. 1789 - 1999. Press Copies of Letters Sent	National Archives at New York
creatorOf	Comstock, C. B. (Cyrus Ballou), 1831-1910. Papers [microform], 1862-1867.	Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn	Terry family. Terry family papers, 1795-1939 (inclusive).	Yale University Library
referencedIn	Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896. Grant and 8 staff members in front of a tent at headquarters, City Point, Va., [1864 July or Aug.] [graphic].	Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf	Records of the Adjutant General's Office. 1762 - 1984. Generals' Papers and Books. 1830 - 1884. Papers and Books of Cyrus Ballou Comstock	National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn	Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896. Grant and 8 staff members in front of a tent at headquarters, City Point, Va., [1864 July or Aug.] [graphic].	Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf	C. B. Comstock Papers, 1847-1908, (bulk 1862-1890)	Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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Relation	Name
correspondedWith	Adams, Henry Martyn, 1844-1909	person
correspondedWith	Alexander, B. S. (Barton Stone), 1819-1878	person
associatedWith	Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896.	person
correspondedWith	Butterfield, Daniel, 1831-1901	person
correspondedWith	Eads, James Buchanan, 1820-1887	person
correspondedWith	Grant, Jesse Root, 1794-1873	person
associatedWith	Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.	person
correspondedWith	Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872	person
correspondedWith	Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883	person
correspondedWith	Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872	person
associatedWith	Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849.	person
correspondedWith	Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891	person
correspondedWith	Schofield, John McAllister, 1831-1906	person
correspondedWith	Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888	person
correspondedWith	Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891	person
correspondedWith	Sickles, Daniel Edgar, 1819-1914	person
associatedWith	Terry family.	family
correspondedWith	Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893	person
associatedWith	Trowbridge, William Pettit, 1828-1892.	person
associatedWith	United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.	corporateBody
associatedWith	United States. Army of the Potomac.	corporateBody
associatedWith	United States. Mississippi River Commission.	corporateBody
correspondedWith	Williams, Seth, 1822-1866	person
correspondedWith	Wright, Horatio Gouverneur, 1820-1899	person

	Place Name	Admin Code	Country
	North Carolina
	Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)
	Rapidan River (Va.)
	Aquia Creek (Va.)
	West Virginia
	Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)
	Mississippi River
	Mississippi
	Virginia--Rapidan River
	Rapidan River (Va.)
	Virginia--Rappahannock River
	United States
	United States
	Mississippi River
	Virginia
	Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)
	West Virginia
	Mississippi
	Rappahannock River (Va.)
	Aquia Creek (Va.)
	Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)
	Rappahannock River (Va.)
	Virginia
	United States
	Vicksburg (Miss.)
	Vicksburg (Miss.)
	North Carolina

Subject
Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863
Fords (Stream crossings)
Fords (Stream crossings)
Fords (Stream crossings)
Fortification
Fortification
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Petersburg Crater, Battle of, Va., 1864
Presidents
Presidents
Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864

Occupation
Army officers
Engineers

Activity

Exist Dates:

Birth 1831-02-03

Death 1910-05-29

Languages Used:

English

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Comstock, C. B. (Cyrus Ballou), 1831-1910

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