Henry Larcom Abbot | |
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 Henry Larcom Abbot | |
| Born | August 13, 1831 Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.[1][2] |
| Died | October 1, 1927 (aged 96) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Buried | Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1854–1895 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery |
| Battles/wars | |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Susan Everett Abbot[3] |
| Relations | Frederic Vaughan Abbot (son)[3][a] Edwin Hale Abbot (brother)[4] Joseph Hale Abbot (father) Fanny Ellingwood Larcom (mother)[5] |
Henry Larcom Abbot (August 13, 1831 – October 1, 1927) was a military engineer and career officer in the United States Army. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was appointed brevet brigadier general of volunteers for his contributions in engineering and artillery. In 1866 he received additional brevet appointments as major general of volunteers and brigadier general in the Regular Army. He conducted several scientific studies of the Mississippi River with captain, later Major General Andrew A. Humphreys. After his retirement, Abbot served as a consultant for the locks on the Panama Canal. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1863.
- ^ Abbot, Charles Greeley 'Biographical Memoir of Henry Larcom Abbot, 1831–1927'. National Academy of Sciences, 1929. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
- ^ a b Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998). Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-57197-088-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ Pier, Arthur Stanwood, ed. (June 1922). "News of the Classes: 1874". The Harvard Graduates' Magazine. Boston, MA: The Harvard Graduates' Magazine Association University. p. 558 – via Google Books.
- ^ Reuss, Martin (2000). "Abbot, Henry Larcom". American National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1300002. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
Abbot, Henry Larcom (13 August 1831–01 October 1927), Union soldier and engineer, was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph Hale Abbot and Fanny Ellingwood
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