Henry Livermore Abbott

Henry Livermore Abbott
Born(1842-01-21)January 21, 1842
Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMay 6, 1864(1864-05-06) (aged 22)
The Wilderness, Virginia
Place of burial
Lowell Cemetery
Lowell, Massachusetts
AllegianceUnited States United States of America
Union
Service / branchUnited States United States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1864
Rank Major
Bvt. Brigadier General (posthumous)
Commands20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Battles / wars
RelationsJosiah Gardner Abbott (father)

Henry Livermore Abbott[1] (January 21, 1842 – May 6, 1864) was a Major in the Union Army during the American Civil War (Civil War).[2] Abbott was posthumously awarded the grade of brevet brigadier general, United States Volunteers, to rank from August 1, 1864, and the grades of brevet lieutenant colonel, brevet colonel and brevet brigadier general, United States Army, all to rank from March 13, 1865[3] for gallant and meritorious services at the Battle of the Wilderness, where he was killed in action.[4] Abbott was engaged at the center of several key Civil War battles and was widely known and admired for his leadership, courage and composure under fire.[5]

  1. ^ Henry Livermore Abbott should not be confused with Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General Henry Larcom Abbot
  2. ^ Eicher, John H. and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, p. 97. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3
  3. ^ Eicher and Eicher, 2001, p. 97
  4. ^ Hunt, Roger D. and Brown, Jack R., Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue p. 1. Olde Soldier Books, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD, 1990. ISBN 1-56013-002-4; Eicher and Eicher, 2001, p. 97
  5. ^ Scott, Robert Garth, ed., Abbott, Henry Livermore, Fallen Leaves: The Civil War Letters of Major Henry Livermore Abbott, ed. by Robert Garth Scott. Kent Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1991. ISBN 0-87338-440-7; introduction by Robert Garth Scott, p. 1