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Officers of the U. S. Army - Abercrombie |
- Abercrombie. John Joseph
Tenn. Tenn.
Cadet Military Academy 7 Sept 1817 (37)
Brevet 2 Lieutenant and 2 Lieutenant 1 infantry l July l822
1 Lieutenant 26 Sept 1828
Regimental Adjutant 1 Aug 1825 to 1 Mar 1833
Captain 4 Sept 1836
Major 5 infantry 8 Sept 1847
Lieutenant Colonel 2 infantry 1 May 1852
Colonel 7 infantry 25 Feb 1861
Brigadier General volunteers 31 Aug 1861
honorably mustered out of volunteers service 24 June 1864
retired 12 June 1865
Brevet Major 25 Dec 1837 for gallant and meritorious service in Fla
Lieutenant Colonel 23 Sept 1846 for gallant and meritorious conduct in the several conflicts at Monterey Mex,
and Brigadier General 13 Mar 1865 for long and faithful service in the Army
died 3 Jan 1877.
- Abercrombie, Ralph
Md. Pa.
2 Lieutenant 6 inf 30 June 1855
resigned 31 May 1857
1 Lieutenant 13 infantry 14 May 1861
resigned 15 Aug 1862
- Abercrombie, William Ralph.
Minn. N. Y. 2 Lieutenant 2 inf 1 Mar 1877
l Lieutenant 20 Mar 1885
Captain 27 Aug 1896
Major 30 infantry 27 Sept 1901
Source:Extracted from the Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army: 1789 - 1903. Names are followed by state or country where born and then the state from which originally appointed but when there is only one place listed, it indicates the state whence appointed, the place of birth not being known. Where "Cadet Military Academy" is indicated, the next date refers to the date he entered that institution, and the figure in parenthesis represents his standing in the graduating class.
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