Iron Brigade Wikipedia

Solomon MeredithMember of thefrom the districtIn office1846–1848Member of thefrom the districtIn office1854–1856Personal detailsBorn( 1810-05-29)May 29, 1810,DiedOctober 2, 1875 (1875-10-02) (aged 65),Resting placeRiverside Cemetery,Political partyMilitary serviceNickname(s)'Long Sol'AllegianceBranch/serviceYears of service1861 – 1865RankCommandsBattles/warsSolomon Meredith (May 29, 1810 – October 2, 1875) was a prominent farmer, politician, and lawman who became a controversial general in the. One of the commanders of the of the, Meredith led the brigade in the. Although he never fully recovered from the wounds he received that day, he became a prize winning farmer and cattleman at home and hosted veterans of his unit. Contents.Early and family life Solomon Meredith was born in, the youngest of twelve children born to David and Mary Farrington Meredith. Meredith's grandfather, James Meredith, fought at the during the. The Merediths were, and educated young Solomon at home.

He was nicknamed 'Long Sol' for his towering 6' 7' body.In 1836 Meredith married Anna Hannah, a daughter of, who would later become the 6th. Although their daughter Mary died as a child, their three sons survived to adulthood.

The eldest, Lt. Meredith, served under his father and would die at home in 1864 of wounds received at the 1862 battle of Gainesville; Captain David M. Meredith of the 15th Indiana won a brevet promotion to Major and died in Alabama in 1867; Henry Clay Meredith (1843-1882) would survive and inherit the farm. Although born a Quaker, Meredith became a Methodist. He was also a and member of the. Career In 1829, aged 19, Solomon left North Carolina (where Quakers faced increasing persecution for helping slaves escape) and walked to, where he found work chopping wood and working on a farm.

He later clerked in a general store in, then opened a store in, before moving to, the Wayne county seat. He owned a sprawling farm, 'Oakland,' near Cambridge City.In 1834, Meredith won election as the of Wayne County, and served for two years before winning election (and re-election) to the as a fervent Whig. During this time, Wayne County was important in the, although leading businessman (and Guildford County, North Carolina emigrant) would move to Cincinnati in 1847. Meredith represented Wayne County in the Indiana House until 1849, when newly elected Whig President appointed him U.S. Marshall for Indiana. He served four years, then again won election to represent Wayne County in the Indiana house, this time as a member of the new.

While a legislator, Meredith supported education, as well as internal improvement projects. He supported the and worked with his brother in law John S. Newman to raise funds for the (ultimately acquired by the ), and later became president of the Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad Company.

The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team of the 2nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army; The 2nd Brigade of the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Division; Previously ascribed to the 3rd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division, now known as Team 'Striker' The 2011 video game Trenched by Double Fine, later titled Iron Brigade worldwide due to trademark issues.

Civil War When the Civil War erupted in early 1861, Meredith recruited hundreds of men from his county and organized them into a volunteer of. Governor appointed Meredith as the first of the newly named 19th Indiana, despite his lack of previous military experience. The regiment traveled by train to Washington, D.C., where it would eventually join the and be with three regiments in what became famous as the Iron Brigade.Meredith and his Hoosiers fought their first engagement during the at, where his horse was shot from under him, crushing him and breaking several ribs. During the Maryland Campaign, Meredith took part in the, but then abruptly reported himself unfit for duty due to the lingering effects of his injuries at Brawner's Farm and fatigue resulting from to the long march up from Virginia. He went to Washington to rest and recuperate while his replacement, Alois O. Bachman, was killed while leading a charge near the Cornfield at Antietam. As far as was concerned, he deserved to be stripped of his command for this.

Wandersong xbox one. A month later, Gibbon was promoted to and given the 2nd Division, to command, then recommending either Colonel of the 6th Wisconsin or Colonel of the 2nd Wisconsin to take over the Iron Brigade. However, Major General (who had commanded the I Corps at Antietam and was recovering from a wound sustained in that battle) was visited by Meredith requesting promotion to brigadier general. Regardless of the Antietam fiasco and Gibbon's disdain for him, he had powerful political connections in the form of Indiana Governor. This was enough to convince Hooker, who submitted his request to Washington. In November, Meredith thus took the field wearing the stars of a brigadier general while John Gibbon fumed and cursed Hooker as a man who had sacrificed his principles for political gain.

Meredith led the brigade in combat for the first time at, where he drew the ire of commander Maj. Gen., who temporarily replaced Meredith with Col.In the spring of 1863, Meredith's brigade participated in the, but saw relatively little combat. That would change in July, when the Iron Brigade suffered significant casualties during the in Herbst's Woods and on Seminary Ridge. They were one of the first infantry brigades to reach the field and in the morning they routed the shocked (and exhausted) brigade of Brig. And captured Archer. However, in the afternoon the brigade was ravaged by a flanking maneuver by the 11th North Carolina and a frontal assault by the, of Brig. Meredith was wounded when he was struck in the head by, fracturing his skull and giving him a severe.

The blow killed his horse, which then fell on him, breaking his ribs and injuring his right leg. He was disabled and unfit for any further field command.Meredith performed administrative duty for the rest of the war, commanding garrisons protecting Union river ports along the at,. While still on Army duty in mid-1864, Meredith unsuccessfully ran against for the. Openly feuding with his opponent, Meredith beat Julian unconscious with a whip, but used his political influence to have charges of assault and dropped.Postbellum life With the war over in 1865, Meredith mustered out from the volunteer army with the rank of and returned home to Indiana. Although he never completely recovered from the wounds he received at Gettysburg, Meredith resumed farming and became the local tax assessor in 1866-1867. From 1867 to 1869, he became the surveyor general of the. He then retired to his farm and raised prize-winning long-horn cattle, sheep, and horses.

After the general's death, his son Henry Clay Meredith and daughter-in-law ran the farm and raised Meredith's herd.Death and legacy Solomon Meredith died on his farm in 1875. He is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Cambridge City, Indiana.The Post in, was later named in his honor.See also. Bowden, 'Solomon Meredith' in Dictionary of North Carolina Biography (1991), available at. Hinshaw, p. 595. NCbio.

Gaff, p. 19. Young, p. 270. NCpedia bio. Biographical and Genealogical History of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana, Volume 1, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1899 at. Nolan, p.

20. Gaff, p. 158. Gaff, pp. 186-87, 191-92; Nolan, p.

141. Gaff, pp. 191-92. Nolan, pp. 183-84. Nolan, pp.

211-23; Gaff, pp. 236-38. Gaff, pp.

259-265. Gaff, p. Super puzzle fighter ii turbo soundtrack 2017. 263. Gaff, p.

318.References. Gaff, Alan D. On Many a Bloody Field: Four Years in the Iron Brigade. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999.

Hinshaw, William Wade. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978. Nolan, Alan T. The Iron Brigade, A Military History. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1961. Young, Andrew W.

Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1872.Further reading. Gramm, Kent.

'They Must be Made of Iron': The Ascent of South Mountain.' In Giants in their Tall Black Hats: Essays on the Iron Brigade, edited by Alan T. Nolan and Sharon Eggleston Vipond. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1998. Hartwig, D. 'I Dread the Thought of the Place': The Iron Brigade at Antietam.' In Giants in their Tall Black Hats: Essays on the Iron Brigade, edited by Alan T.

Nolan and Sharon Eggleston Vipond. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1998. Nolan, Alan T. 'John Brawner's Damage Claim.' In Giants in their Tall Black Hats: Essays on the Iron Brigade, edited by Alan T. Nolan and Sharon Eggleston Vipond. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1998.

Wright, Steven J. 'John Gibbon and the Black Hat Brigade.'

In Giants in their Tall Black Hats: Essays on the Iron Brigade, edited by Alan T. Nolan and Sharon Eggleston Vipond. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1998.External links. from CivilWarHome.com. at the (archived February 8, 2008).

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Iron Brigade may refer to:

• Iron Brigade, a Union American Civil War brigade consisting of the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 19th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and the 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry
• Eastern Iron Brigade (the First Iron Brigade), a Union American Civil War brigade, consisting of the 22nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 24th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 30th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 14th Regiment (New York State Militia), 2nd United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment, and the 2nd Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry
• Horn Brigade, also known as the 'Iron Brigade of the Army of the Cumberland.'
• Shelby's Iron Brigade, a CSA American Civil War cavalry brigade.
• A Union American Civil War brigade, the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, III Corps consisting of 17th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 3rd Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 5th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 37th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and the 101st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team of the 2nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army
• The 2nd Brigade of the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Division
• Previously ascribed to the 3rd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division, now known as Team 'Striker'
• The 2011 video game Trenched by Double Fine, later titled Iron Brigade worldwide due to trademark issues.