Lawrence Pike Graham ( January 8, 1815 - September 12, 1905 ) is an American military man, a participant in the Seminole Wars and the Mexican War. Brigadier General of the Potomac Army during the Civil War , a campaigner on the peninsula .
| Lawrence Pike Graham | |
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| Date of Birth | January 8, 1815 |
| Place of Birth | Amelia County, Virginia |
| Date of death | September 12, 1905 (90 years old) |
| A place of death | Washington |
| Affiliation | USA |
| Type of army | U.S. Army |
| Years of service | 1837 - 1870 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Battles / wars | Mexican war
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Content
- 1 Early years
- 2 Civil War
- 3 Post-war activities
- 4 Family
- 5 notes
- 6 References
The early years
Lawrence Graham was born in Wigwam, his father's estate in Amilia County , Virginia, in the family of William Graham and Mary Campbell Graham. His father was a veteran of the wars with England and his three brothers were West Point graduates . One of them was George Mead's nephew. Graham studied with private teachers and in 1837 joined the US Army, where he was identified as second lieutenant in the 2nd Dragoon Regiment. He participated in the Seminole war, where he received the rank of first lieutenant and captain. He also took part in the Mexican War, where he received the temporary rank of Major for courage in the battles of Palo Alto and at Resaca de la Palma . In 1858, his temporary rank of major became permanent.
Civil War
When the Civil War broke out, Graham in August 1861 became a brigadier general of the US Volunteer Army and in October he was assigned a brigade in the division of Don Carlos Buell , consisting of four regiments [1] :
- 65th New York Infantry Regiment , Regiment.
- 67th New York Infantry Regiment , Regiment.
- 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment , Regiment. David Byrne
- 82nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment , Regiment. David williams
In March 1862, the 61st Pennsylvania Regiment was included in its brigade and it became part of the Darius Couch division (4th Corps of the Potomac Army). In April, Graham commanded his brigade during the siege of Yorktown. Soon he fell ill, left the brigade on May 19 and no longer participated in the campaign on the peninsula. The brigade was received by Henry Wessels for 5 days, and on May 24 it was transferred to John Ebercomby.
In June, Graham was appointed cavalry chief to a training camp near Annapolis in Maryland. He subsequently served as president of the St. Louis Tribunal and as a member of the Annapolis Disability Examination Board. In 1864, he received the rank of colonel of the 4th Cavalry Regiment and in the same year left the Volunteer Army.
Post-war activities
After the war, Graham served another 5 years at various posts on the frontier. December 15, 1870 he left the regular army. In 1877, he moved to Washington, where he died on September 12, 1905. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Family
On May 6, 1841, Graham married in St. Augustine , Florida, Julia Hatchinson (September 17, 1815 - July 18, 1903), [2] . He had two sons. James Duncan Graham (1848 - 1868), who was born in Fort Jesup in Louisiana, and subsequently served as first lieutenant of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and Charles MacDougal Graham (1850 - 1865), who was born in Florida [3] .