Union Generals - D

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DANA, Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh
Born	April 15 1822, Eastport ME
Died	July 15 1905, Portsmouth NH
Pre-War Occupation	Graduated West Point 1842, Mexican war, resigned 1855, banker, militia officer.
Post-War Occupation	Businessman, railroad executive, deputy commissioner of pensions.
War Involvement	October 1861 Col. of 1st Minnesota, Ball's Bluff, February 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 3rd Bde/2nd Divn/II Corps in Peninsula campaign, Antietam (w), November 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded defences at Philadelphia, served on Texas Gulf, commanded districts on the Mississippi River, commanded Dept of the Mississippi..
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DAVIDSON, John Wynn
Born	August 18 1824, Fairfax Cty VA
Died	June 26 1881, St Paul MN
Pre-War Occupation	Graduated West Point 1845, frontier duty, Mexican war, fought Indians.
Post-War Occupation	Army service in inspector general's department, professor of military science.
War Involvement	August 1861 Capt. in 1st US Cavalry, Maj. in 2nd US Cavalry, served in Washington defences, February 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 3rd Bde/2nd Divn/VI Corps in Peninsula campaign, commanded the Dist. of St Louis, commanded armies in Missouri and Arkansas, chief of cavalry in Dept. of West Mississippi.
Notes	Died following injuries when a horse fell on him.

DAVIES, Henry Eugene
Born	July 2 1836, New York NY
Died	September 7 1894, Middleboro MA
Pre-War Occupation	Lawyer.
Post-War Occupation	Lawyer, public administrator, assistant district attorney, author.
War Involvement	May 1861 Capt. in 5th New York, Big Bethel, Maj. in 2nd New York Cavalry, Peninsula campaign, Second Bull Run campaign, Lt. Col., Beverly Ford, June 1863 Col., Aldie, September 1863 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, raids in Richmond, Shenandoah Valley campaign, Hatcher's Run (w), Appotomattox campaign, May 1865 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers.
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DAVIES, Thomas Alfred
Born	December 3 1809, St Lawrence Cty NY
Died	August 19 1899, St Lawrence Cty NY
Pre-War Occupation	Graduated West Point 1829, frontier duty, resigned 1831, civil engineer, merchant.
Post-War Occupation	Writer on various topics.
War Involvement	May 1861 Col. of 16th New York, First Bull Run, defences of Washington, March 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, served in the siege of Corinth and the battle there later that year, commanded districts in Kentucky, Missouri and Kansas.
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DAVIS, Edmond Jackson
Born	October 2 1827, St Augustine FL
Died	February 7 1883, Austin TX
Pre-War Occupation	Lawyer, district attorney, judge.
Post-War Occupation	Politician, governor, lawyer.
War Involvement	October 1862 recruited 1st Texas Cavalry - Col., November 1864 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, served in Louisiana.
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DAVIS, Jefferson Columbus
Born	March 2 1828, Clary Cty IN
Died	November 30 1879, Chicago IL
Pre-War Occupation	Mexican war, 1848 commissioned into US Army, artillery service.
Post-War Occupation	Army service, fought Indians.
War Involvement	1861 as 1st Lt. present at bombardment of Fort Sumter, August 1861 Col. of 22nd Indiana, Wilson's Creek, December 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 3rd Divn at Pea Ridge, commanded 4th Divn at Corinth, commanded division at Stone's River, Chickamauga, Atlanta campaign, commanded XIV Corps in March to the Sea, Carolinas campaign.
Notes	Killed Gen. William Nelson in a quarrel in 1862.

DEITZLER, George Washington
Born	November 30 1826, Pine Grove PA
Died	April 11 1884, Tucson AZ
Pre-War Occupation	Farmer, realtor, politician, mayor of Lawrence KS
Post-War Occupation	Railroad promoter.
War Involvement	June 1861 organised 1st Kansas Volunteer Infantry - Col., Wilson's Creek (w), November 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 1st Bde/6th Divn/XVII Corps in Vicksburg campaign, commanded as Maj. Gen. of Kansas militia in opposing Sterling Price's Missouri Expedition.
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DELAFIELD, Richard
Born	September 1 1798, New York NY
Died	November 5 1873, Washington DC
Pre-War Occupation	Graduated West Point 1818 (1st in class), engineer duty, superintendent of West Point.
Post-War Occupation	Retired 1866, served on boards and commissions.
War Involvement	1861 commanded defences in New York harbor, April 1864 Brig. Gen. in Regular Army and chief of engineers.
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DENNIS, Elias Smith
Born	December 4 1812, Newburgh NY
Died	December 17 1894, Carlyle IL
Pre-War Occupation	Mill owner, politician, US marshal.
Post-War Occupation	Sheriff, plantation owner.
War Involvement	August 1861 Lt. Col. of 30th Illinois, Fort Donelson, May 1862 Col., November 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 2nd Bde/3rd Divn/XVII Corps in Vicksburg campaign, Mobile campaign.
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DENT, Frederick Tracy
Born	December 17 1820, nr St Louis MO
Died	December 23 1892, Denver CO
Pre-War Occupation	Graduated West Point 1843, frontier duty, Mexican war.
Post-War Occupation	Military secretary to President Grant, army service.
War Involvement	1861 Capt. stationed in San Francisco, March 1863 Maj. in 4th US Infantry, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, civil-military administration in New York, March 1864 Lt. Col. on Grant's staff, military governor of Richmond, April 1865 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers.
Notes	Brother-in-law of U. S. Grant.

DENVER, James William
Born	May 28 1817, nr Winchester VA
Died	August 9 1892, Washington DC
Pre-War Occupation	Surveyor, teacher, lawyer, newspaper editor, Mexican war, gold miner, politician, US congressman, governor of Kansas Territory and the territory which now includes Colorado.
Post-War Occupation	Lawyer.
War Involvement	August 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 3rd Bde/5th Divn in advance on Corinth, garrison duty, resigned March 1863.
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DE RUSSY, Gustavus Adolphus
Born	November 3 1818, Brooklyn NY
Died	May 29 1891, Detroit MI
Pre-War Occupation	Attended West Point 1835-38 ('permitted to resign'), 1847 commissioned into the US Army, Mexican war.
Post-War Occupation	Army service in the artillery, garrison duty, retired 1882.
War Involvement	1861 Capt. in 4th US Artillery, Peninsula campaign, Seven Days, Fredericksburg, March 1863 Col. of 4th New York Artillery, May 1863 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, served in Washington defences.
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DE TROBRIAND, Philippe Regis Denis de Keredern
Born	June 4 1816, nr Tours, France
Died	July 15 1897, Bayport NY
Pre-War Occupation	Lawyer, poet, editor, author.
Post-War Occupation	Army service, author, military commander in Louisiana.
War Involvement	August 1861 Col. of 55th New York, Peninsula campaign, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, commanded 3rd Bde/1st Divn/III Corps at Gettysburg, January 1864 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 1st Bde/3rd Divn/II Corps at Petersburg, commanded 3rd Divn/II Corps at Appotomattox.
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DEVENS, Charles Jr
Born	April 4 1820, Charlestown MA
Died	January 7 1891, Boston MA
Pre-War Occupation	Lawyer, politician, US marshal, general in state militia.
Post-War Occupation	Judge, US attorney general.
War Involvement	1861 Maj. in 3rd Bn of Massachusetts Rifles, July 1861 Col. of 15th Massachusetts, Ball's Bluff (w), April 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 1st Bde/1st Divn/IV Corps at Seven Pines (w), commanded 2nd Bde/3rd Divn/VI Corps at Fredericksburg, commanded 1st Divn/XI Corps at Chancellorsville (w), commanded 3rd Divn/XVIII Corps at Cold Harbor, commanded 3rd Divn/XXIV Corps at Petersburg.
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DEVIN, Thomas Casimer
Born	December 10 1822, New York NY
Died	April 4 1878, New York NY
Pre-War Occupation	House painter, militia officer.
Post-War Occupation	Army service in the cavalry.
War Involvement	July 1861 Capt. in 1st New York Cavalry, November 1861 Col. of 6th New York Cavalry, Antietam campaign, commanded 2nd Bde/1st Divn/Cavalry Corps at Chancellorsville, Beverly Ford, Gettysburg, raid on Richmond, Shenandoah Valley campaign, Front Royal (w), Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, October 1864 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 1st Divn of the Cavalry Corps in Appomattox campaign.
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DEWEY, Joel Allen
Born	September 20 1840, Georgia VT
Died	June 17 1873, Knoxville TN
Pre-War Occupation	Student.
Post-War Occupation	Lawyer, district attorney general.
War Involvement	October 1861 2nd Lt. in 58th Ohio, Capt. in 43rd Ohio, New Madrid, Iuka, Corinth, garrison duty in Tennessee, Lt. Col. of 111th Colored Infantry, railroad guard duty, February 1864 Col., November 1865 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers.
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DIX, John Adams
Born	July 24 1798, Boscawen NH
Died	April 21 1879, New York NY
Pre-War Occupation	Commissioned in War of 1812, resigned 1828, lawyer, politician, US senator, railroad president, postmaster.
Post-War Occupation	Minister to France, state governor.
War Involvement	May 1861 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, department and garrison duties, suppressed the New York draft riots of 1863.
Notes	Outranked all volunteer officers, as he was first on the list on May 16 1861.

DODGE, Charles Cleveland
Born	September 16 1841, Plainfield NJ
Died	November 4 1910, New York NY
Pre-War Occupation
Post-War Occupation	Businessman.
War Involvement	December 1861 Capt. in 7th New York Cavalry, August 1862 Col., served in the Suffolk area, November 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, did not have the confidence of his superiors, resigned June 1863, served as a volunteer to quell the New York draft riots.
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DODGE, Grenville Mellen
Born	April 12 1831, Danvers MA
Died	January 3 1916, Council Bluffs IA
Pre-War Occupation	Railroad engineer, surveyor, militia officer.
Post-War Occupation	Railroad engineer, US congressman, author.
War Involvement	July 1861 Col. of 4th Iowa, commanded a brigade in the Army of Southwest Missouri, Pea Ridge (w), March 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded Dist. of the Mississippi, June 1864 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded XVI Corps in Atlanta campaign (w), commanded Depts of Missouri and Kansas.
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DOOLITTLE, Charles Camp
Born	March 16 1832, Burlington VT
Died	February 20 1903, Toledo OH
Pre-War Occupation	Store clerk.
Post-War Occupation	Bank employee.
War Involvement	June 1861 Lt. in 4th Michigan, Capt., Peninsula campaign, Seven Days, August 1862 Col. of 18th Michigan, served in Kentucky, provost guard duty in Nashville, opposed Hood at Decatur AL, commanded 1st Bde/3rd Divn/XXIII Corps, January 1865 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers.
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DOUBLEDAY, Abner
Born	June 26 1819, Ballston Spa NY
Died	January 26 1893, Mendham NJ
Pre-War Occupation	Graduated West Point 1842, Mexican war, Seminole wars.
Post-War Occupation	Army service, author.
War Involvement	1861 Capt. at Fort Sumter, Maj. in 17th US Infantry, February 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 2nd Bde/1st Divn/III Corps at Second Bull Run, commanded 1st Divn/I Corps at Antietam, November 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, Fredericksburg, commanded I Corps at Gettysburg after Reynolds fell, held no further active command.
Notes	Is incorrectly credited with originating the game of baseball.

DOW, Neal
Born	March 20 1804, Portland ME
Died	October 2 1897, Portland ME
Pre-War Occupation	Businessman, prohibitionist, mayor.
Post-War Occupation	Prohibitionist.
War Involvement	November 1861 Col. of 13th Maine, New Orleans, April 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded forts below New Orleans, commanded Dist of Florida, commanded 1st Bde/2nd Divn/XIX Corps at Port Hudson (w,c), exchanged for Rooney Lee March 1864, resigned because of poor health November 1864.
Notes	Presidential candidate in 1880.

DUFFIE, Alfred Napoleon Alexander 'Nattie'
Born	May 1 1835, Paris, France
Died	November 8 1880, Cadiz, Spain
Pre-War Occupation	Officer in French army, Crimean war, travelled to US 1859, resigned French army commission 1861.
Post-War Occupation	US consul in Cadiz.
War Involvement	August 1861 Capt. in 2nd New York Cavalry, Maj., July 1862 Col. of 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, Second Bull Run, Kelly's Ford, Chancellorsville campaign, June 1863 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, served in West Virginia, relieved October 1864, captured near Bunker Hill VA, paroled February 1865, served in the Division of the Missouri.
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DUMONT, Ebenezer
Born	November 23 1814, Switzerland Cty IN
Died	April 16 1871, Indianapolis IN
Pre-War Occupation	Lawyer, politician, Mexican war.
Post-War Occupation	US congressman.
War Involvement	April 1861 Col. of 7th Indiana, Laurel Hill, Rich Mountain, Corrick's Ford, September 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, Cheat Mountain, commanded 17 Bde in the Army of the Ohio, commanded 12th Divn in opposing Bragg's Kentucky invasion, resigned February 1863 to take his seat in Congress.
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DURYEE, Abram
Born	April 29 1815, New York NY
Died	September 27 1890, New York NY
Pre-War Occupation	Importer, militia colonel.
Post-War Occupation	Police commissioner, dockmaster.
War Involvement	April 1861 Col. of 5th New York, Big Bethel, August 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, instruction duty, commanded 1st Bde/2nd Divn/III Corps at Second Bull Run (w), commanded 1st Bde/2nd Divn/I Corps at South Mountain, Antietam (w), resigned January 1863 because he had been passed over.
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DUVAL, Isaac Hardin
Born	September 1 1824, Wellsburg WV
Died	July 10 1902, Wellsburg WV
Pre-War Occupation	Trader, hunter and trapper, wagon train guide, merchant.
Post-War Occupation	Politician, US congressman, internal revenue collector.
War Involvement	June 1861 Maj. in 1st (West) Virginia, served in West Virginia, Col. of 9th West Virginia, served in West Virginia, Cloyd's Mountain, Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley campaign, September 1864 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers.
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DWIGHT, William
Born	July 14 1831, Springfield MA
Died	April 21 1888, Boston MA
Pre-War Occupation	Entered West Point in 1849 but dismissed for academic reasons, manufacturer.
Post-War Occupation	Railroad businessman.
War Involvement	June 1861 Lt. Col. of 70th New York, July 1861 Col., Williamsburg (w,c), exchanged, November 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 1st Bde/4th Divn/XIX Corps at Port Hudson, Red River campaign, commanded 1st Divn/XIX Corps in Shenandoah Valley campaign, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, arrested for defamatory statements but no action taken.
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DYER, Alexander Brydie
Born	January 10 1815, Richmond VA
Died	May 20 1874, Washington DC
Pre-War Occupation	Graduated West Point 1837, Mexican war, ordnance service.
Post-War Occupation	Army service in charge of the Springfield Armory.
War Involvement	August 1861 Capt. and superintendent of the Springfield Armory, September 1864 appointed Brig. Gen. in Regular Army and chief of ordnance.
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