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Civil War Soldiers - Paul
| Paul, Gabriel R., brigadier-general,
U.S. Army, was born in St. Louis, Mo., March 22, 1813. He was
graduated at the United States military academy in 1834, served in the
Florida war and on the frontier, and was promoted captain in 1846. In
the war with Mexico he engaged in the defense of Fort Brown, fought in
the battle of Monterey, the siege of Vera Cruz, the battle of Cerro
Gordo where he was wounded, the battles of Contreras, Churubusco and
Molino del Rey, and the storming of Chapultepec, receiving the brevet
of major for gallant and meritorious conduct at Chapultepec. After the
close of the Mexican war he gained distinction by his services on the
frontier against desperadoes and Indians, served in garrison in Texas
and Missouri, 1852-58, and took part in the Utah expeditions, 1858-
60. During the early part of the Civil war he served in New Mexico,
where he was acting inspector-general from July to Dec, 1861, and on
Dec. 9 was appointed colonel of the 4th N. M. volunteers. In 1862 he
commanded Fort Union and the Southern military district of New Mexico,
respectively, participating in the skirmish at Peralta, N. M., April
15, and on April 25 he was promoted lieutenant-colonel U. S. A. He was
appointed brigadier-general of volunteers on Sept. 5, and, his
appointment expiring March 4, 1863, he was reappointed on April 18, of
that year. He served with the Army of the Potomac at Fredericksburg,
Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, and in the latter engagement lost
the sight of both eyes by being wounded by a rifle ball. He was
retired from active service, Feb. 15, 1865, served until June of that
year as deputy governor of the soldiers' home near Washington, D. C.,
and then conducted the military asylum at Harrodsburg, Ky., until Dec,
1866. He was brevetted brigadier-general U. S. A., March 13, 1865, for
gallant and meritorious services at Gettysburg, and in Dec, 1866,
Congress granted him the pay and allowances attaching to the full rank
of brigadier-general. For his services in Mexico the citizens of St.
Louis presented him with a sword, and in recognition of his services
at Gettysburg the 29th N. J. volunteers gave him a jeweled sword.
After his death his comrades in the Grand Army erected a monument over
his grave in the cemetery at Arlington, Va. Gen. Paul died in
Washington, D. C., May 5, 1886.
Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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