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'''Zealous Bates Tower''' ([[January 12]], [[1819]] – [[1900]]) was an [[United States|American]] soldier and [[civil engineer]] who served as a general in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]]. He was most noted for constructing the solid defenses of Federal-occupied [[Nashville, Tennessee]], which proved to withstand repeated attacks by the [[Confederate States Army|Confederates]]. He was responsible for the initial construction of the Federal facilities on [[Alcatraz Island]] in [[San Francisco Bay]]. |
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Tower was born at [[Cohasset, Massachusetts|Cohasset]], [[Massachusetts]]. He graduated with first honors at [[United States Military Academy|West Point]] in 1841. He served under [[Winfield Scott|General Scott]] in the [[Mexican-American War|Mexican War]], led the storming column at [[Battle of Contreras|Contreras]], and was wounded at [[Battle of Chapultepec|Chapultepec]].<ref>NIE.</ref> |
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⚫ | At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was chief engineer in the defense of [[Fort Pickens]]. In November 1861, he was made [[Brigadier General (United States)|brigadier general]] of volunteers. On [[August 30]], [[1862]], Tower was severely wounded at [[Second Battle of Bull Run|Manassas]] After recovering, he was superintendent of West Point from July until September 1864. He then became chief engineer of the defenses of Nashville, Tennessee, and his skillful work at that place contributed to the [[Battle of Nashville|total defeat]] of [[John Bell Hood]]'s [[Army of Tennessee]] in December 1864. He was [[brevet (military)|brevetted]] as a [[Major General (United States)|major general]] in the United States volunteer army dating from March 1865 in the omnibus promotions that followed the war.<ref>Appleton's Cyclopedia.</ref> |
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Tower stayed in the [[Regular Army (United States)|Regular Army]] after the Civil War. In November 1865, he became a [[Lieutenant Colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]] in the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Engineer Corps]]. Tower supervised the work of improving several major harbors, both for commercial and military purposes. He was promoted to [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] in January 1874. Tower retired from the service in 1883. |
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He was an original founding member of the [[Aztec Club of 1847]], a social organization for officers who served in the Mexican-American War. |
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* [http://www.virtualology.com/zealousbatestower/ Appleton's entry] |
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* [http://www.generalsandbrevets.com/ngt/tower.htm Photo gallery] |
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* [www.aztecclub.com/bios/tower.htm Aztec Club biography] |
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* [http://www.scrappygraphics.com/Alcatraz/Fortress/fortress.html Alcatraz Gazette]] |
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Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | Union Army |
Years of service | 1841–83 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Battles/wars | Mexican-American War -Battle of Contreras -Battle of Chapultepec American Civil War - Second Battle of Bull Run |
Zealous Bates Tower (January 12, 1819 – 1900) was an American soldier and civil engineer who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was most noted for constructing the solid defenses of Federal-occupied Nashville, Tennessee, which proved to withstand repeated attacks by the Confederates. He was responsible for the initial construction of the Federal facilities on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.
Tower was born at Cohasset, Massachusetts. He graduated with first honors at West Point in 1841. He served under General Scott in the Mexican War, led the storming column at Contreras, and was wounded at Chapultepec.[1]
At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was chief engineer in the defense of Fort Pickens. In November 1861, he was made brigadier general of volunteers. On August 30, 1862, Tower was severely wounded at Manassas After recovering, he was superintendent of West Point from July until September 1864. He then became chief engineer of the defenses of Nashville, Tennessee, and his skillful work at that place contributed to the total defeat of John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee in December 1864. He was brevetted as a major general in the United States volunteer army dating from March 1865 in the omnibus promotions that followed the war.[2]
Tower stayed in the Regular Army after the Civil War. In November 1865, he became a lieutenant colonel in the Engineer Corps. Tower supervised the work of improving several major harbors, both for commercial and military purposes. He was promoted to colonel in January 1874. Tower retired from the service in 1883.
He was an original founding member of the Aztec Club of 1847, a social organization for officers who served in the Mexican-American War.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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- Appleton's entry
- Photo gallery
- [www.aztecclub.com/bios/tower.htm Aztec Club biography]
- Alcatraz Gazette]
- Superintendents of the United States Military Academy
- United States Army generals
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- People of Massachusetts in the American Civil War
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