Civil War GENERAL RUFUS SAXTON Cover BEAUFORT SC MEDAL OF HONOR Historic Piece

  

Civil War GENERAL RUFUS SAXTON cover postmarked CAMBRIDGEPORT MS 3 APR 1862 to BEAUFORT SC. October 19, 1824 Greenfield, Massachusetts. February 23, 1908 (aged 83) Washington, D.

As the Civil War broke out, Saxton served as a quartermaster and ultimately a brigadier general for the Union forces. During the war, he commanded the Union defenses at. And he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his "gallant service" there in May and June 1862.

In an April 22, 1893 report about Saxton's award. Stated that So far to only two other general officers have been awarded the medals, Gens. In 1862, he was appointed quartermaster of the South Carolina Expeditionary Corps based at. During much of Union occupation of the Island and was in charge of supplying contraband colonies in the region including on. He was appointed military governor of the.

As the military governor, he directed the recruitment of the first regiments of black soldiers called the. First South Carolina Volunteer Infantry. (33rd USCT) who fought in the Union army. The recruitment and training of the 1st South Carolina took place at the. That was renamed Camp Saxton after him.

General Saxton's residence, Beaufort, S. General Rufus Saxton resides at Cuthbert House during the Civil War, receiving a visit from General Sherman in 1865. From Major Henry Hitchcock's 1927 book "Marching with Sherman": The General came to Beaufort on the 23rd of January and stayed one day quartering at General Saxton's. The latter owns the house he lives in - a large fine double house on Bay Street fronting the sea. We offer a 14-day return on any item that you find is not as described.

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