Horace Binney Sargent
Horace Binney Sargent | |
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| Born | June 26, 1821 |
| Died | January 8, 1908 (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Occupation | American general |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Little Swett |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Lucius Manlius Sargent Mary Sarah Binney |
General Horace Binney Sargent (June 26, 1821 – January 8, 1908) was American soldier and politician.
Early life
Sargent was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, the son of Lucius Manlius Sargent (1786–1867), an author and temperance advocate, and Mary Sarah Binney (d. 1824), the sister of Horace Binney, a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 2nd district.
He graduated from Harvard College in 1843, with the highest honors L. L. B., 1845, of the Boston Bar.
Career
He entered the military soon after he left college, he was appointed with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on the staff of Governor N. P. Banks. He was part of Army of the Potomac, in the engagements at Secessionville, Culpeper Court House, and Rapidan Station, and in the battles of Antietam, South Mountain, and Chancellorsville.[1] In the spring of 1864, he was seriously wounded and this ended his career.[2]
He served as Commandant of the MA Department of the Grand Army of the Republic, 1876–78,[3][4] He was the first President of the Soldiers Home in Chelsmford, a position which he filled until 1884, remaining on its Board as a Trustee until his death.[5]
He ran for Governor of MA as the Greenback candidate 1880.[6] This was the end of his political career, he retired to California and lived with his daughter, Elizabeth.
Personal life
He was married to Elizabeth Little Swett (1822–1866), the daughter of Tasker Hazard Swett. Together, they were the parents of:
- Horace Binney Sargent (1847–1896)
- Elizabeth Hazard Sargent (1850–1920), who married Bowman H. McCalla (1844–1910), a Rear Admiral of the U.S. Navy
- William Winthrop Sargent (1851–1867), who died young.
- Lucius Manilus Sargent (1848–1893), who married Marian Appleton Coolidge (1853–1924), eldest daughter of Ambassador T. Jefferson Coolidge and a descendant of Thomas Jefferson.
Sargent died on January 8, 1908 in Santa Barbara, California.
References
- ^ "Remembering Their Comrades at Aldie". dragoon1st.tripod.com. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ^ "Civil War". civilwar.com. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ^ "Full text of "Roll of the Fifty-fourth national encampment, Grand army of the republic; also list of committees"". archive.org. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ^ "Google Play". Play.google.com. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ^ "Full text of "What one Grand Army post has accomplished; history of Edward W. Kinsley Post, no. 113, Department of Massachusetts, Grand Army of the Republic, Boston, Mass"". archive.org. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ^ The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year ... Vol. 5. D. Appleton. 1887. p. 500. Retrieved 2014-10-05.