Napoleon J.T. Dana
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| Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana | |
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| April 15, 1822 – July 15, 1905 (aged 83) | |
 Napoleon J.T. Dana |
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| Place of birth | Eastport, Maine |
| Place of death | Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1842-1855 1861-1865 1894 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, II Corps |
| Battles/wars | Mexican-American War |
| Other work | agent miner railroad superintendent author |
Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana (1822-1905) was a career U. S. Army officer and a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Early life
Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana was born April 15, 1822 at Fort Sullivan, Eastport, Maine. He was a first cousin of James J. Dana and later would be the father-in-law of John C. Tidball.
[edit] West Point & Mexican War
Dana attended the U. S. Military Academy beginning on July 1, 1838, and graduated from there July 1, 1842 as a second lieutenant, then joined the 7th U. S. Infantry.
With the 7th, Dana was stationed in the garrison at Fort Pike, Louisiana from 1842 to 1843, then Pass Christian, Mississippi in 1843, back at Ft. Pike, La. from 1843 to 1845, and he was then part of the Military Occupation of Texas in 1845. During the war with Mexico, now first lieutenant Dana and the 7th participated in the defense of Fort Brown from May 3 through May 9, 1846, fought at the Battle of Monterey on Sept. 21 to 23, 1846, the Siege of Vera Cruz, March 9 to 29, 1847, and the Battle of Cerro Gordo April 17 & 18, where he was severely wounded in the hip storming the entrenchments on Telegraph Hill. For his actions at Cerro Gordo, 1st Lt. Dana was promoted to the rank of brev. captain.[1]
When recovered from the injury Dana was on recruiting service from 1847 to 1848, on duty at Boston, Mass. as Captain and Asst. Quartermaster in 1848, and then various posts in Minnesota and Washington, D. C. from 1848 to 1855. Dana resigned from the army on March 1, 1855, and relocated to Minnesota and became a banker.
[edit] Civil War
Dana re-entered the army in 1861 as a colonel in the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. He was promoted to brigadier general in 1862 and given command of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, II Corps. Dana led this brigade in the Peninsula Campaign, at Second Bull Run, and at Antietam, where he was severely wounded. After returning to active duty in 1863, he served in the Gulf Coast theater.
[edit] Peninsula Campaign
[edit] Second Bull Run
[edit] Antietam
[edit] Postbellum
Dana resigned from the army on May 27, 1865 and become an agent for the American-Russian Commercial Company from 1866 until 1871. He was a miner then the superintendent of the Burlington & Quincy Railroad until 1878. Dana worked for the U. S. Pension Bureau from 1893 to 1897.[2]
[edit] References
- Napoleon J.T. Dana at Find A Grave Retrieved on 2008-02-12
- Antietam on the Web
- Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
