Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He was Professor of Mathematics at Jefferson College, when he enlisted in the Union Army and was commissioned a Captain in the 140th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in August, 1862. In 1863, he was promoted Colonel in command of the 140th Pennsylvania and led his command through the entire Virginia Campaigns. At the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in May 1864, he was wounded, captured and held at Libby Prison, Richmond Virginia. After prisoner exchanged, he returned to his regiment, was brevetted Brigadier General of US Volunteers and mustered out the Army in May, 1865. After the war, he was president of The Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania, serving from 1866-1868. Later appointed chancellor of the University of Kansas in 1868 and served as Professor at the Western University of Pennsylvania until his death.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He was Professor of Mathematics at Jefferson College, when he enlisted in the Union Army and was commissioned a Captain in the 140th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in August, 1862. In 1863, he was promoted Colonel in command of the 140th Pennsylvania and led his command through the entire Virginia Campaigns. At the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in May 1864, he was wounded, captured and held at Libby Prison, Richmond Virginia. After prisoner exchanged, he returned to his regiment, was brevetted Brigadier General of US Volunteers and mustered out the Army in May, 1865. After the war, he was president of The Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania, serving from 1866-1868. Later appointed chancellor of the University of Kansas in 1868 and served as Professor at the Western University of Pennsylvania until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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