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| Name: Hugh Boyle Ewing | ||
| Born: October 31, 1826 Lancaster Ohio | ||
| Died: June 30, 1905, Washington DC | ||
| Pre-War Profession: Attended West Point 1844-48, resigned before graduation, gold prospector, lawyer. | ||
| War Service:
In 1861, through family connections, he was appointed brigade inspector of state volunteers. He went on to serve under Gen. George B. McClellan and Gen. William S. Rosecrans in campaigning in western Virginia. Appointed colonel of the 30th Ohio Infantry in August, he was sent to the Army of the Potomac. There, he developed a reputation for excellent service from his actions at the Battles of South Mountain and Antietam.
Ewing was appointed a brigadier general of volunteers on November 29, 1862. In the Second Vicksburg Campaign, he served under his foster brother, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, in the XV Corps. Ewing won command of a division in the XVI Corps, which had been transferred to the XV Corps. Then, he was given command of the 4th Division of the XV Corps, which he led through Tennessee, including fighting at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. Ewing led the occupation forces in Louisville, Kentucky, for a year. He then rejoined Sherman's forces, which were in North Carolina, and helped Sherman plan an operation up the Roanoke River. The Civil War ended before Sherman's plans could be put into operation, and Ewing was mustered out of volunteer service in 1866. Upon his departure, he was brevetted a major general for his over four years of service. Because of his war record, Ewing became an influential person in post-war politics. |
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| Brevet Promotions: Maj. Gen. U.S.V March 13 1865. | ||
| Notes: Brother of Charles and Thomas Ewing Jr. | ||
| Post War Career: He was appointed US Minister to Holland, serving until 1870. Upon his return to the US, he practiced law briefly in Washington, then moved to a farm near Lancaster, Ohio. He worked as a writer until his death on June 30, 1905. | ||
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| Name: Thomas Ewing | ||
| Born: August 07, 1829 Lancaster OH | ||
| Died: January 21, 1896 New York NY | ||
| Pre-War Profession: Private secretary to President Taylor, lawyer, judge. | ||
| War Service: September 1862 recruited 11th Kansas Cavalry - Col., Cane Hill, Prairie Grove, March 1863 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded Dist. of the Border, fought Sterling price in his Missouri raid, Pilot Knob, resigned February 1865. | ||
| Brevet Promotions: Maj. Gen. U.S.V. March 13 1865. | ||
| Post War Career: Lawyer, US congressman. | ||
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| Name: Charles Ewing | ||
| Born: March 6 1835, Lancaster Ohio | ||
| Died: June 20 1883, Washington DC | ||
| Pre-War Profession: Lawyer | ||
| War Service: May 1861 Capt. in 13th US Infantry, Vicksburg campaign (w), Lt. Col. on Sherman's staff, Chattanooga, Atlanta campaign, March to the Sea, Carolinas campaign, March 1865 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers. | ||
| Brevet Promotions: Maj. Gen. U.S.V. March 13 1865. | ||
| Notes: Charles Ewing was an attorney and Union Army general during the American Civil War. He was the son of Interior Secretary Thomas Ewing, the brother of Thomas Ewing, Jr. and Hugh Boyle Ewing, and the foster brother & brother-in-law of William T. Sherman. Ewing's sister and Sherman's wife was Ellen Ewing Sherman. | ||
