Abbot, Joseph Carter

Abbott was born in Concord , New Hampshire and graduated from the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts in 1846. He studied law at Concord and was admitted to the bar in 1852. From 1852 to 1857, Abbott was the owner and editor of the Daily American newspaper in Manchester, New Hampshire . Success in this matter led him to the post of editor of Boston Atlas and Bee , where he served from 1859 to 1861. Abbot served as the adjutant general of New Hampshire from 1855 to 1861, reorganizing state police during this period. He was also a member of the New Hampshire - Canada Boundary Commission. He was a member of the party “Dunno” and often wrote in newspapers, touching on historical issues.

In December 1861, Abbott became a lieutenant colonel of the 7th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment and participated in the battle of Port Royal , the battle on the cliff of St. John, the battle for Fort Pulaski and the second battle for Fort Wagner . In November 1863, he became colonel of the regiment and led it during the Battle of Last and the Bermuda Campaign in Virginia .

During the siege of Petersberg, he commanded the second brigade of the first division of X Corps at Chaffins Farm and in Derbitown. After the reorganization of the army, under his command was the second brigade of the 2nd Division of the XXIV Corps, which participated in the second battle for Fort Fisher and the capture of Wilmington . On January 25, 1865 , US President Abraham Lincoln awarded him the temporary rank of Brigadier General of the Volunteer Army (retroactively dated January 15, 1865) for his services in the battle for Fort Fisher. In the last stages of the war, Abbott was in Wilmington .

After the war ended, Abbott remained in North Carolina . He actively participated in state politics, serving as a delegate to the constitutional convention in 1868. During this period, he used his political power, primarily to help the black population . Abbot believed in them and politically advised, which caused discontent among the white population . He was elected to the US Senate that same year, representing North Carolina . Abbot was a senator from July 14, 1868 to March 4, 1871.

He was also a member of the Republican National Committee from 1870 to 1972. He improved Wilmington's Bay and participated in the creation of part of the southern transcontinental system . His main achievement is the introduction of a duty on peanuts . Abbot was not nominated for a second term in the Senate .

After his term in office in the Senate, he was engaged in industrial business and worked as an editor at the Wilmington Post. He also received the posts of Port of Wilmington collector, inspector of communications along the eastern line of the southern coast during the reign of Rutherford Hayes and Ulysses Grant , as well as the post of special agent of the Ministry of Finance . Abbot established the city of Abbotsburg in North Carolina .

Initially, he was buried at Wilmington National Cemetery, but later his remains were reburied in Manchester, New Hampshire . Despite three marriages, Abbott died childless.

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