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''Christopher Colon Augur (1821-1898)''' - Born 10 Jul 1821, Kendall, New York. Died 16 Jan 1898, Washington, D.C. | {{PageHeader}} | ||
'''Christopher Colon Augur (1821-1898)''' - Born 10 Jul 1821, Kendall, New York. A career U.S. Army Infantry officer and West Point graduate who served in the [[Mexican War]] and the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Died 16 Jan 1898, Washington, D.C. | |||
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He performed routine garrison duty for some years and fought creditably in the [[Mexican War]], serving as aide-de-camp to General Hopping and General [[Caleb Cushing]]. | He performed routine garrison duty for some years and fought creditably in the [[Mexican War]], serving as aide-de-camp to General Hopping and General [[Caleb Cushing]]. | ||
During the 1850s he saw service on the frontier. He was promoted Captain 1 August 1852, and served with distinction in a campaign against the Indians in Oregon in 1856. He is credited with building [[:Category:Fort Hoskins|Fort Hoskins]] in 1856 and served as | During the 1850s he saw service on the frontier. He was promoted Captain 1 August 1852, and served with distinction in a campaign against the Indians in Oregon in 1856. He is credited with building [[:Category:Fort Hoskins|Fort Hoskins]] in 1856 and served as its first commanding officer from 1856 to 1861. | ||
==U.S. Civil War== | ==U.S. Civil War== | ||
On 14 May 1861, he was appointed Major in the [[13th U.S. Infantry]], and was, for the first few months of the war, commandant of cadets at [[:Category:United States Military Academy|West Point]]. On 12 November 1861 he was commissioned a Brigadier General of volunteers. He first saw action at the Rappahannock during the Peninsular Campaign. In July 1862, he was assigned to a division under General Banks, and in the battle of Cedar Mountain, 9 Aug 1862, was severely wounded. He sat on the military court that investigated the surrender of Harper's Ferry. | On 14 May 1861, he was appointed Major in the [[13th U.S. Infantry]], and was, for the first few months of the war, commandant of cadets at [[:Category:United States Military Academy|West Point]]. On 12 November 1861 he was commissioned a Brigadier General of volunteers. He first saw action at the Rappahannock during the Peninsular Campaign. In July 1862, he was assigned to a division under General Banks, and in the battle of Cedar Mountain, 9 Aug 1862, was severely wounded. He sat on the military court that investigated the surrender of Harper's Ferry. | ||
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* (1856-1861) Capt., [[4th U.S. Infantry]], Company G, Commander, [[Fort Hoskins]], Oregon, (25 Jul 1856 to 2 Jul 1961) | * (1856-1861) Capt., [[4th U.S. Infantry]], Company G, Commander, [[Fort Hoskins]], Oregon, (25 Jul 1856 to 2 Jul 1961) | ||
* (1861-1865) Union [[U.S. Civil War]] | * (1861-1865) Union [[U.S. Civil War]] | ||
** (1861-1861) Major (14 May 1861), [[13th U.S. Infantry]], Commandant of Cadets at West Point(26 Aug 1861-5 Dec 1861) | ** (1861-1861) Major (14 May 1861), [[13th U.S. Infantry]], Commandant of Cadets at West Point (26 Aug 1861-5 Dec 1861) | ||
** (1861-1862) Brig. General (12 Nov 1861), U.S. Volunteers | ** (1861-1862) Brig. General (12 Nov 1861), U.S. Volunteers | ||
** (1862-1865) Maj. General (9 Aug 1862), U.S. Volunteers, Louisiana campaign | ** (1862-1865) Maj. General (9 Aug 1862), U.S. Volunteers, Louisiana campaign | ||
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* [ | * [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/1182*.html Cullum Register - Christopher C. Augur] | ||
* [http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/ccaugur.htm Arlington Cemetery Site] | * [http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/ccaugur.htm Arlington Cemetery Site] | ||
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Christopher Colon Augur (1821-1898) - Born 10 Jul 1821, Kendall, New York. A career U.S. Army Infantry officer and West Point graduate who served in the Mexican War and the U.S. Civil War. Died 16 Jan 1898, Washington, D.C.
Christoper C. Augur was born 10 Jul 1821 in New York but moved at an early age to Michigan with his widowed mother. In 1839 he was appointed to West Point from Michigan. He graduated from West Point in the class of 1843, 16th in a class of 39. His class furnished ten general officers to the North including General Ulysses S. Grant and three to the South during the U.S. Civil War . He performed routine garrison duty for some years and fought creditably in the Mexican War, serving as aide-de-camp to General Hopping and General Caleb Cushing. During the 1850s he saw service on the frontier. He was promoted Captain 1 August 1852, and served with distinction in a campaign against the Indians in Oregon in 1856. He is credited with building Fort Hoskins in 1856 and served as its first commanding officer from 1856 to 1861. U.S. Civil WarOn 14 May 1861, he was appointed Major in the 13th U.S. Infantry, and was, for the first few months of the war, commandant of cadets at West Point. On 12 November 1861 he was commissioned a Brigadier General of volunteers. He first saw action at the Rappahannock during the Peninsular Campaign. In July 1862, he was assigned to a division under General Banks, and in the battle of Cedar Mountain, 9 Aug 1862, was severely wounded. He sat on the military court that investigated the surrender of Harper's Ferry. He was promoted Major General 9 Aug 1862, and in November took part in the Louisiana campaign. At the siege of Port Hudson he commanded the left wing of the army. He was brevetted Brigadier General in the United States Army, 13 March 1865, receiving on the same date the brevet of Major-General. From 13 Oct 1865, to 13 Aug 1866, he was commandant of the Department of Washington. Post WarHe was the officer in charge of the escort of President Lincoln's body from the Peterson House to the White House after the President's assassination on the evening of 14 Apr 1865 and he appeared in Lincoln's death bed sketch. In March 1866 he was appointed Colonel, 12th U.S. Infantry and Brigadier General, U.S. Army, in 1869. He commanded the Department of the Platte from 15 Jan 1867, to 13 Nov 1871; the Department of Texas until March 1875; the Department of the Gulf until 1 July 1878, and the Department of the South and the Department of the Missouri. He retired from the Army in 1885. On 15 Aug 1886, he was shot and dangerously wounded by a Negro whom he attempted to chastise for using coarse language in front of his house in Washington. He died the next day, 16 Jan 1898, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Section 1 Site 63WS. His wife, Jane Augur, and his sons, Colonel Jacob A. Augur and Colon Augur are buried with him. Camp Augur in Wyoming was named after him. Father: Ammon Augur (1788-1830) born 14 Dec 1788, Richmond, VT. Died 6 May 1830, Kendall, NY Mother: Annis Wellman (1795-1872) born 2 Feb 1795, Jamaica, NY. Died 26 Sep 1872, Ann Arbor, MI Marriage: Jane Elizabeth Arnold (1827-1806) - Born 3 Jan 1827, New York. Died 24 Jul 1906. Married 20 Aug 1844, Syracuse, NY. Children:
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