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Officers of the U. S. Army - Atchison |
- Atchison, Charles B.
Ill., Ill.
2 Lieutenant 3 infantry 5 Aug 1861
1 Lieutenant 9 Feb 1863
Captain a a d c 11 Jul 1862 to Sep 1866
Captain 3 infantry 5 Mar 1867
unassigned 17 May 1869
assigned to 14 infantry 1 Jan 1871
Brevet 1 Lieutenant 1 Jul 1862 for gallantry and meritorious service at the battle of Malvern Hill VA
Captain 2 Apr 1865 for gallantry and meritorious service during the operations resulting in the fall of Richmond VA
Major 2 Apr 1865 for gallantry and meritorious service during the war
Lieutenant Colonel 28 Oct 1867 for faithful and meritorious service during the war
Brevet Major and Lieutenant Colonel volunteers 31 Mar 1865 for gallant conduct in the field and Colonel volunteers 17 Nov 1865 for faithful and meritorious service during the war
wholly retired 25 Feb 1876
died 10 May 1876
- Atchison, George
PA, PA
Ensign 19 infantry 12 Mar 1812
2 Lieutenant 6 Apr 1813
transferred to 17 infantry 12 May 1814
1 Lieutenant 15 Jul 1814
honorably discharged 15 Jun 1815
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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