Stephen A. Hurlbut

Stephen Augustus Hurlbut
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877
Preceded byJohn B. Hawley
Succeeded byWilliam Lathrop
Personal details
Born(1815-11-29)November 29, 1815
Charleston, South Carolina
DiedMarch 27, 1882(1882-03-27) (aged 66)
Lima, Peru
Resting placeBelvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Union
Branch/service United States Army
Union Army
Years of service1835-42, 1861–1865
Rank Major General
CommandsXVI Corps
Department of the Gulf
Battles/warsSecond Seminole War

American Civil War

Stephen Augustus Hurlbut (November 29, 1815 – March 27, 1882) was an attorney and politician, who commanded the U.S. Army of the Gulf in the American Civil War. Afterward, he continued to serve as a politician and also as a diplomat.

Although born and educated in the South, his parents were from the North and his father was a Unitarian minister. After passing the bar, Hurlbut moved at the age of 30 to Illinois to set up a practice. There he married and had a family.

When war broke out, he supported the Union and Republican Party. Hurlbut was present at the Battle of Shiloh and served under General Sherman during the Meridian Expedition.

After the war, he returned to politics. He served in various capacities, being appointed as Minister to Colombia and elected as a U.S. congressman from Illinois.