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词条 Thomas Algeo Rowley
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Civil War service

  3. Postbellum career

  4. See also

  5. Notes

  6. References

  7. External links

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| name = General Thomas Algeo Rowley
| image = Thomas_Algeo_Rowley-_headshot.jpg
| image_size = 220
| caption = Thomas Algeo Rowley in his Civil War uniform - head shot - circa 1865
| birth_date = {{birth date|1808|10|5}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1892|5|14|1808|10|5}}
| birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| death_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| placeofburial = Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| placeofburial_label = Place of burial
| allegiance = United States of America
Union
| branch = United States Army
Union Army
| serviceyears = 1847–1848, 1861–1864
| rank = Brigadier general
| unit =
| commands =
| battles = Mexican–American War
American Civil War
  • Battle of Seven Pines
  • Battle of Fredericksburg
  • Battle of Chancellorsville
  • Battle of Gettysburg

| awards =
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}}

Thomas Algeo Rowley (October 5, 1808 – May 14, 1892) was a Union Army general in the American Civil War. Following charges about the conduct of his officers at Gettysburg, Rowley was tried by a court martial that was later declared biased, and he was reinstated.

Early life

Rowley was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served as a captain of volunteers in the Mexican–American War, mustered in on October 8, 1847, and mustered out on July 18, 1848. Otherwise, he worked as a cabinetmaker.

Civil War service

Rowley served as colonel of the 13th Pennsylvania Infantry from April 25, 1861, to August 6 of the same year. He then became colonel of the 102nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines, while leading his regiment in the Army of the Potomac. He (briefly) led a brigade in VI Corps at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Promoted to the rank of brigadier general to rank from November 29, 1862, Rowley next commanded a brigade of I Corps at the Battle of Chancellorsville. He was acting commander of 3rd Division, I Corps at the beginning of the Battle of Gettysburg, while Maj. Gen. Abner Doubleday was acting corps commander. (Chapman Biddle led Rowley's brigade.) On July 1, 1863, the brigade suffered heavy casualties confronting Confederates from Maj. Gen. Harry Heth's division. He was thrown from his horse during the retreat when it stopped short at the creek. Sick with infection from boils the size of hens eggs on his inner thighs, he was feverish, and temperamental. Following a confrontation between Rowley and Brig. Gen. Lysander Cutler over the conduct of some of the 7th Wisconsin officers, Cutler filed charges of drunkenness in April 1864. Given less than 24 hours to prepare a defense for trial, Rowley was convicted by a court martial that author John F. Krumwiede states was, "lacking impartiality and marching to its own drum". Although reinstated by order of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton and President Abraham Lincoln, Rowley was assigned only a district command in western Pennsylvania, due to the ongoing feud between the army commander General George G. Meade and the now corps commander General G. K. Warren. Blocked by the actions of General Darius Couch in the attempt to stop the 1864 invasion of Pennsylvania by Confederate General Jubal Early, he resigned his commission on December 29, 1864.[1]

Postbellum career

Rowley later served as a U.S. marshal and practiced law. He died in Pittsburgh and is buried there in Allegheny Cemetery.[2]

See also

{{Portal|United States Army|American Civil War}}
  • List of American Civil War generals (Union)

Notes

1. ^Krumwiede, p. 167.
2. ^Eicher, p. 463.

References

  • Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. {{ISBN|0-8047-3641-3}}.
  • Krumwiede, John F. Disgrace at Gettysburg: The Arrest and Court-martial of Brigadier General Thomas A. Rowley, USA. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2006. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-2309-5}}.

External links

  • Thomas Algeo Rowley at Find a grave
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6 : Union Army generals|People from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War|1808 births|1892 deaths|Burials at Allegheny Cemetery

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