Major General Henry Warner Slocum, 27th New York Infantry Regiment and U.S. Volunteers Infantry Regiment in uniform

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Major General Henry Warner Slocum, 27th New York Infantry Regiment and U.S. Volunteers Infantry Regiment in uniform
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E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm), publisher
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1861-1865
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A bust portrait photograph of Union Major General
Henry Warner Slocum in uniform
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Bust portrait photograph of General in uniform
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Library of Congress
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Major General Henry Warner Slocum
(1827 - 1894)
Home State: New York
Education: US Military Academy, West Point, NY, Class of 1852;Class Rank: 11/43
Command Billet: Commanding Division
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 1st Division, VI Corps
On the Campaign-After his promotion to Major General in July of 1862, he led his men into the Battle of Crampton's Gap on South Mountain on September 14. His Division was on the march from Crampton's on the morning of the 17th, and arrived on the battlefield at about noon in support of what was left of Gen Geene's Division of the II Corps. Although under Confederate artillery fire for most of the rest of the day, the Division was not actively engaged.
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