Ebenezer Dumont

Ebenezer Dumont
Ebenezer Dumont from Who-When-What Book, 1900
Born	(1814-11-23)November 23, 1814 Vevay, Indiana
Died	April 16, 1871(1871-04-16) (aged 56) Indianapolis, Indiana
Place of burial	Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1846 - 1847, 1861 - 1863
Rank	Brigadier General
Battles/wars	American Civil War Western Virginia Campaign Battle of Lebanon
Other work	politician

Ebenezer Dumont (November 23, 1814 – April 16, 1871) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, as well as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Biography

Born in Vevay, Indiana, Dumont pursued classical studies at Hanover College and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Vevay. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1838. He served as the treasurer of Vevay from 1839–1845, and then signed up for military service during the Mexican-American War, serving as a lieutenant colonel of the 4th Indiana Infantry Regiment.

Upon his return to the Hoosier State, Dumont resumed his law practice. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1850 and 1853.

During the Civil War, Governor Oliver P. Morton appointed Dumont as colonel of the 7th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, which, after seeing initial action in western Virginia, primarily fought in the Western Theater. Dumont was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers on September 3, 1861, and served until February 28, 1863, when he resigned from the army to resume his political career.

Dumont was elected as a Unionist to the Thirty-eighth Congress and was reelected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1863–March 3, 1867). He served as chairman of the Committee on District of Columbia (Thirty-eighth Congress) and the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Interior (Thirty-ninth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1866.

He was appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant as the Governor of Idaho Territory, but died in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 16, 1871, before taking the oath of office. He was interred in Crown Hill Cemetery.

See also

• List of American Civil War generals

References

• Ebenezer Dumont at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-02-12

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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