Thomas Sherwin

Thomas Sherwin
Born July 11, 1839
Boston, Massachusetts
Died December 19, 1914
Boston, Massachusetts
Allegiance Union
Service/branch Union Army
Years of service 1861–1865
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Bvt. Brigadier General
Unit 22nd Massachusetts Infantry
Commands held 1st Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps
Battles/wars American Civil War
Other work President, New England Telephone and Telegraph Company

Thomas Sherwin (July 11, 1839 – December 19, 1914) was an American Civil War general and executive. He was the son of educator Thomas Sherwin, master of the English High School of Boston. The younger Sherwin taught in Dedham, Massachusetts before the war. He enlisted in the 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in 1861 as a lieutenant.[1]

He was wounded at the Battle of Gaines' Mill on June 27, 1862. On April 3, 1866,[2] President Andrew Johnson nominated Sherwin for the award of the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, United States Volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, for distinguished gallantry at the Battle of Gettysburg and for gallant and meritorious services during the war,[3] The U.S. Senate confirmed the award on May 18, 1866.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Browne, Patrick. "22nd Massachusetts Infantry at Gettysburg". Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  2. ↑ Eicher 2001, p. 755.
  3. ↑ Hunt 1990, p. 553.
  4. ↑ Eicher 2001, p. 757.
  5. ↑ "Gen. Thomas Sherwin Dead" (PDF). New York Times. December 20, 1914. Retrieved June 15, 2010.

Works cited

  • Eicher, John H. and Eicher, David J. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
  • Hunt, Roger D. and Brown, Jack R. Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue. Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 1990. ISBN 1-56013-002-4.


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