Joseph Eldridge Hamblin (1828 - 1870)

Born 13 Jan 1828 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Died 3 Jul 1870 at age 42 in New York, United States

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Biography

Joseph Hamblin is Notable.

Joseph was born in 1828. He passed away in 1870.

Military

U.S. Civil War

Promotions:

• 1st Lieut & Adj 5/14/1861
• Capt 9/8/1861 (As of Co. I)
• Major 11/3/1861 (As of 65th NY Inf)
• Lt Colonel 7/20/1862
• Colonel 5/26/1863
• Brig-General 5/19/1865
• Brig-General 5/19/1865 by Brevet

See also: civilwardata

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6473/joseph-eldridge-hamblin: accessed 31 December 2023), memorial page for Joseph Eldridge Hamblin (13 Jan 1828–3 Jul 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6473, citing Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
• Wikipedia
• https://www.nytimes.com/1870/07/05/archives/obituary-majorgen-joseph-e-hamblin.html

!OBITUARY. Major-Gen. Joseph E. Hamblin. Major-Gen. JOSEPH E. HAMBLIN, a brief announcement of whose death appreared in these columns yesterday, was one of the most gallant soldiers that fought for the Union in the late war, and a gentleman whose character was with- out a blemish. He was born, we believe, in Mas- sachusetts, in 1828. In April, 1861, he was ap- pointed Adjutant of the famous Fifth New-York Volunteers, better known as the Duryea Zouaves, and served with that regimentduring part of the first year of the war, during which he was com- missionedMajor of the Sixty-fifth New-York Volunteers, (First United States Chasseurs,) of which, at that time, Gen. JOHN COCHRANE was in command, and Gen. ALEXANDER SHALER was Lieutenant-Colonel. With this regiment he served with distinction, as Major, Lieutenant- Colonel, and Colonel, until, toward the close of the war, he attained the rank of Brigadier-Gen- eral, and subsequently was brevetted Major- General for distinguished gallantry. Gen. HAMBLIN'S command was attached to the Sixth Corps, and in all the fierce battles in which that body was engaged, when attached to the Army of the Potomac, and while in the Shenandoah Valley with SHERIDAN, he was present. He was severely wounded at Win- chester. He was in the final struggles around Richmond, and only sheathed his sword when his country had no further need of his services. Since the war he has resided in the City, and at the time of his death, which occurred in the forty-third year of his age, held the responsible position of Superintendent of Agencies for the Commonwealth Fire Insurance Company. Gen. HAMBLIN'S generous and genial qualities en- deared him to a host of friends. Before the war he was for some time a member of the Seventh Regiment.