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Civil War Soldiers - Peck
| Peck, John J., major-general, U.S.
Army, was born in Manlius, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1821, and was graduated at
the United States military academy in 1843. He took part in most of
the important engagements of the Mexican war, was promoted 1st
lieutenant, Aug. 20, 1847, brevetted captain for gallantry at
Contreras and Churubusco, major for meritorious conduct in the battle
of Molino del Rey, and on his return to New York the citizens
presented him with a sword. He subsequently served on scouting,
frontier and recruiting duty, resigned his commission in 1853, and was
then treasurer of the proposed railroad from New York to Syracuse via
Newburg, and cashier of the Burnet bank, Syracuse, N. Y. He was
commissioned brigadier-general of volunteers, Aug. 9, 1861, and served
in the defenses of Washington and then in the Peninsular campaign. He
engaged in the siege of Yorktown and the battles of Williamsburg and
Fair Oaks ; in the operations of the Seven Days' battles before
Richmond, and on the change of base to the James river, June 26-July
2, 1862, he commanded the 2nd division of the 4th corps. He was
promoted major-general of volunteers, July 4, 1862, and commanded a
division at first composed of 9,000 men and afterwards augmented to
almost 25,000, embracing all the Federal troops south of the James
river. He was engaged in the operations about Suffolk, Va., and
rendered valuable service by his brilliant defense of Suffolk against
a superior force under Longstreet. He was in command of North
Carolina, 1863-64, of the Department of the East with headquarters in
New York, 1864-65, and was mustered out Aug. 24, 1865. He then
returned to Syracuse, N. Y., and organized at that place the New York
State life insurance company, of which he was president until his
death. He died in Syracuse, N. Y., April 28, 1878.
Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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