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'''Joshua Woodrow Sill (1831-1862)''' - Born 6 Dec 1831, Chillicothe, Ohio. Died 31 Dec 1862, Battle of Stones River, outside of Murfreesboro, Tennesse.
'''Joshua Woodrow Sill (1831-1862)''' - Born 6 Dec 1831, Chillicothe, Ohio. Died 31 Dec 1862, Battle of Stones River, outside of Murfreesboro, Tennesse.
[[Image:JoshuaWSill.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Joshua W. Sill]]
==West Point==
==West Point==
He was appointed to the [[:Category:United States Military Academy|United States Military Academy]], West Point in 1849 and graduated 3rd of 52 in the [[Category:West Point 1853|Class of 1853]]. Upon graduation, he was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in ordnance.
He was appointed to the [[United States Military Academy]], West Point in 1849 and graduated 3rd of 52 in the [[:Category:West Point 1853|Class of 1853]].
 
==Early Military Career==
==Early Military Career==
His first assignment was at the Watervliet Arsenal, West Troy, New York. In 1855, he was recalled to West Point as an instructor. After two years there, he was assigned to the Pittsburgh Arsenal, where he was occupied with the testing of ordnance equipment
Upon graduation, he was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in ordnance and assigned to the [[Watervliet Arsenal]], West Troy, New York. He was recalled to West Point, 23 Sep 1854, as assistant professor of geography, history, and ethics. After two years there, he was assigned to the [[Pittsburgh Arsenal]], where he was occupied with the testing of ordnance equipment


In May 1858, Sill was sent to [[:Category:Fort Vancouver|Fort Vancouver]], Washington Territory, to superintend the building of an arsenal. Difficulties with the British Government prevented the construction of this arsenal and he was reassigned to Watervleit Arsenal. A few months at this facility, he was ordered to [[:Category:Fort Leavenworth|Fort Leavenworth]]. Sill resigned his commission in 1860 and accepted the professorship of mathematics and civil engineering in the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute.
In May 1858, Sill was sent to [[Fort Vancouver]], Washington Territory, to manage the building of [[Vancouver Arsenal]]. Difficulties with the British Government prevented the construction of this arsenal and he was reassigned to [[Watervliet Arsenal]]. A few months at this facility, he was ordered to [[Fort Leavenworth]]. He resigned his commission 25 Jan 1861 and accepted the professorship of mathematics and civil engineering in the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute.


==U.S. Civil War==
==U.S. Civil War==
At the beginning of the [[U.S. Civil War]] he was appointed him Assistant Adjutant General of the State in May 1861. There he was occupied in the organization of the Ohio forces. In August 1861 he was commissioned Colonel of the 33rd Ohio Volunteers and accompanied General Nelson in the Eastern Kentucky expedition. His regiment was then assigned to General Ormsby M. Mitchel's Division, and Sill was placed in command of a Brigade and was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. This promotion was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 29, 1862. Shortly thereafter, Sill was made commanding general of a division. His leadership of this division in constant skirmishing with the enemy was outstanding, and he was noted for having accomplished his missions with very little loss. He was soon given command of a brigade in General Philip Sheridan's Division, and shortly thereafter he took part in the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, the Battle of Stones River, just outside of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. In the second day of this battle, December 31, 1862, while personally leading his men forward, Sill was killed by rifle fire. His body was found by the Confederate troops, who buried it in a battlefield cemetery near the scene of his death. A few years later his body was removed to the Grandview Cemetery in Chillicothe, Ohio.
At the beginning of the [[U.S. Civil War]] he was appointed Assistant Adjutant General of the State of Ohio. In Aug 1861 he was commissioned Colonel of the [[33rd Ohio Volunteers]] and accompanied General Nelson in the Eastern Kentucky expedition. His regiment was then assigned to General [[Ormsby M. Mitchel]]'s Division, and Sill was placed in command of a Brigade and was promoted to the rank of Brig. Gen. This promotion was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 29, 1862. Shortly thereafter, he was made commanding general of a division.  
 
 


He was given command of a brigade in General [[Philip H. Sheridan]]'s Division, and took part in the Battle of Stones River, the bloodiest battle of the [[U.S. Civil War]]. On 31 Dec 1862, in the second day of this battle, General Sill was killed by rifle fire while personally leading his men forward. His body was buried by Confederate troops in a battlefield cemetery near the scene of his death and later removed to the Grandview Cemetery in Chillicothe, Ohio.


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'''Father:''' Joseph Sill (-)
'''Father:''' Joseph Sill (1786-1875) Born 27 Apr 1786, Granville, New York. Died 25 Nov 1875, Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio


'''Mother:''' Elizabeth Unknown (-)
'''Mother:''' Elizabeth Woodrow (-1840)


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'''Assignments:'''
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* (1849-1853) Cadet, [[:Category:United States Military Academy|United States Military Academy]], West Point, New York
* (1849-1853) Cadet, [[United States Military Academy]], West Point, New York
* (1853-1854) 2nd Lt. (1 Jul 1853), [[Watervliet Arsenal]], West Troy, New York
* (1854-1857) 1st Lt. (1856), Asst. Professor, [[United States Military Academy]]
* (1857-1858) 1st Lt., [[Pittsburgh Arsenal]], Pennsylvania
* (1858-1859) 1st Lt., [[Vancouver Arsenal]], Washington Territory
* (1859-1861) 1st Lt., [[Fort Leavenworth]], Kansas
* (25 Jan 1861) Resigned his commission
* (1861-1862) Col. (Aug 1861), [[33rd Ohio Infantry]]
* (1862-1862) Brig. Gen. Volunteers (16 Jul 1862)


'''Personal Description:'''
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'''Sources:'''
* ''The Union Army A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States 1861-65 -- Records of the Regiments in the Union Army -- Cyclopedia of Battles -- Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers'', volume 8 of 8, Madison: Federal Publishing, 1908.


'''Links:'''
'''Links:'''
* [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/1581*.html Cullum Register - Joshua W. Sill]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_W._Sill Wikipedia]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_W._Sill Wikipedia]
* [http://sill-www.army.mil/pao/joshua_w_sill.htm Military Bio]


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Latest revision as of 04:56, 1 May 2020

Joshua Woodrow Sill (1831-1862) - Born 6 Dec 1831, Chillicothe, Ohio. Died 31 Dec 1862, Battle of Stones River, outside of Murfreesboro, Tennesse.

Joshua W. Sill

West Point

He was appointed to the United States Military Academy, West Point in 1849 and graduated 3rd of 52 in the Class of 1853.

Early Military Career

Upon graduation, he was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in ordnance and assigned to the Watervliet Arsenal, West Troy, New York. He was recalled to West Point, 23 Sep 1854, as assistant professor of geography, history, and ethics. After two years there, he was assigned to the Pittsburgh Arsenal, where he was occupied with the testing of ordnance equipment

In May 1858, Sill was sent to Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory, to manage the building of Vancouver Arsenal. Difficulties with the British Government prevented the construction of this arsenal and he was reassigned to Watervliet Arsenal. A few months at this facility, he was ordered to Fort Leavenworth. He resigned his commission 25 Jan 1861 and accepted the professorship of mathematics and civil engineering in the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute.

U.S. Civil War

At the beginning of the U.S. Civil War he was appointed Assistant Adjutant General of the State of Ohio. In Aug 1861 he was commissioned Colonel of the 33rd Ohio Volunteers and accompanied General Nelson in the Eastern Kentucky expedition. His regiment was then assigned to General Ormsby M. Mitchel's Division, and Sill was placed in command of a Brigade and was promoted to the rank of Brig. Gen. This promotion was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 29, 1862. Shortly thereafter, he was made commanding general of a division.

He was given command of a brigade in General Philip H. Sheridan's Division, and took part in the Battle of Stones River, the bloodiest battle of the U.S. Civil War. On 31 Dec 1862, in the second day of this battle, General Sill was killed by rifle fire while personally leading his men forward. His body was buried by Confederate troops in a battlefield cemetery near the scene of his death and later removed to the Grandview Cemetery in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Father: Joseph Sill (1786-1875) Born 27 Apr 1786, Granville, New York. Died 25 Nov 1875, Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio

Mother: Elizabeth Woodrow (-1840)

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  • The Union Army A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States 1861-65 -- Records of the Regiments in the Union Army -- Cyclopedia of Battles -- Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers, volume 8 of 8, Madison: Federal Publishing, 1908.

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