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Civil War Soldiers - Hamblin
| Hamblin, Joseph E., brigadier-general,
U.S. Army, was born in Yarmouth, Mass., in 1828, was for many years
prior to the Civil war a member of the 7th N. Y. militia regiment, and
on the outbreak of the war accompanied that regiment to Washington. At
the expiration of his first thirty days' service he was made adjutant
of the 5th N. Y. volunteers, and was soon afterward transferred as
lieutenant-colonel to the 65th N. Y. volunteers and assigned to the
1st brigade, 3d division, Army of the Potomac, under Gen. Joseph
Hooker. He commanded his regiment at Chancellorsville, distinguished
himself at Hazel run, May 2, 1862, was promoted colonel and led his
regiment at Gettysburg during the entire engagement. He served under
Grant from the Wilderness to Petersburg, was with Sheridan's army in
the valley, where he commanded the 2nd brigade in the battle of Cedar
creek and was severely wounded. For gallantry at Cedar creek he was
brevetted brigadier-general and given command of the brigade, and upon
the return of the corps to Petersburg he was promoted to the full rank
of brigadier-general of volunteers and participated in all the
subsequent engagements of the Army of the Potomac to the surrender at
Appomattox, being brevetted major-general of volunteers for
distinguished bravery at Sailor's creek. He was mustered out of the
service, Jan. 15, 1866, and returned to New York city, where he died
July 3, 1870. Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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