Brevet Brig. General Hartman Bache (USA)

Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Graduated from the USMA in 1818, and served in the Engineer Corps in various positions during his long Army career. When the Civil War started he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Corps of Topographical Engineers. He was subsequently promoted to Colonel and served as Chief of the Bureau of Topographical Engineers. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Regular Army on March 13, 1865 for "long, faithful and meritorious services". He was a Great-Grandson of Benjamin Franklin, and the brother-in-law of Maj. Gen. George G. Meade.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 19 2019, 4:27:02 UTC

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Hartman Bache (September 3, 1798 – October 8, 1872) was an American engineer who participated in the construction of many of the earliest lighthouses on the West Coast. He made a number of sketches of these lighthouses and light stations which have since become an important resource in the study of American lighthouses. He was also involved in the construction of railroads, canals, and defenses.

Hartman Bache was the youngest son of journalist Benjamin Franklin Bache (who died a week after his birth) and the great grandson of Benjamin Franklin. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1818. Despite his low class rank (19th out of 23), he was immediately commissioned as a Captain in the Corps of Topographical Engineers. In 1829 he married Maria del Carmen Meade, the daughter of merchant Richard W. Meade and sister of Civil War general George Meade.[1]

At the start of the Civil War in 1861, Bache was a lighthouse engineer with the rank of Major. Shortly afterwards, he succeeded John James Abert as Chief of Topographical Engineers, spending much of the war serving on the East Coast. He was brevetted to Brigadier General in March 1865, and retired in March 1867. Bach died in his hometown of Philadelphia, and was buried in Woodlands Cemetery. Wikipedia

Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Graduated from the USMA in 1818, and served in the Engineer Corps in various positions during his long Army career. When the Civil War started he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Corps of Topographical Engineers. He was subsequently promoted to Colonel and served as Chief of the Bureau of Topographical Engineers. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Regular Army on March 13, 1865 for "long, faithful and meritorious services". He was a Great-Grandson of Benjamin Franklin, and the brother-in-law of Maj. Gen. George G. Meade.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 28 2019, 15:47:24 UTC