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Civil War Soldiers - Kiddoo
| Kiddoo, Joseph B., brigadier-general,
U.S. Army, was born in Pennsylvania about 1840. He entered the
national service at the beginning of the Civil war as a private in the
2nd Penn. volunteers and engaged in the siege of Yorktown and in the
battles of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks and Malvern hill. He was then
promoted major of the 101st Penn. volunteers and engaged in the
battles of South mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg and
Chancellorsville, serving as colonel in the last named battle. He was
promoted major of the 6th U. S. colored troops in Oct., 1863, and
colonel of the 22nd U. S. colored infantry in 1864, was present at the
siege of Petersburg with the Army of the James, and was severely
wounded on Oct. 4. He was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers
for gallant and meritorious service in the assault on Petersburg, and
major-general of volunteers for gallant and meritorious services
during the war. On July 28, 1866, he was appointed lieutenant-colonel
of the 43d U. S. infantry, but was incapacitated from active service
by his wounds, and on Dec. 15, 1870, was retired with the full rank of
brigadier-general in the regular army. Gen. Kiddoo died in New York
city, Aug. 19, 1880. Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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