Historical records matching Gen. George Crosman
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About Gen. George Crosman
George Hampden Crosman (November 2, 1799 – May 28, 1882) was a career officer in the Regular Army of the United States who served primarily with the Quartermaster Corps.
After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1823, Crosman served at various army posts in the Midwestern United States during the 1820s and 1830s. He was among the first army officers to propose the establishment of a U.S. Camel Corps to better transport supplies. As an officer in the Quartermaster Corps, he played a notable role in the Second Seminole War, the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.
The George H. Crosman United States Army Reserve Center in Taunton, Massachusetts was named for him.
His granddaughter was the stage and film actress Henrietta Crosman
from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._Crosman
Added per Mary S Lockwood's "Lineage Book of the Charter Members": Civil War union Brevet Major General. A 1823 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, when the Civil War started he was serving a Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster General in the Regular Army. He was then appointed as Chief Quartermaster of the Philadelphia Depot, which was major railroad hub and transfer station for thousands of Union soldiers who were traveling to Washington and the war. On March 13, 1865 he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers and Major General, US Volunteers for "faithful and meritorious services during the war".* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 3 2019, 0:35:41 UTC
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Gen. George Crosman's Timeline
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November 2, 1799
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Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
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May 1830
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1832
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1834
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November 18, 1836
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June 11, 1838
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St. Louis City, Missouri, USA, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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July 14, 1840
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Boston, Suffolk County, MA, United States
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October 6, 1848
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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January 20, 1852
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA, PA, United States
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January 21, 1852
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, United States
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