274:
29:
137:
640:
679:
654:
93:
65:
325:
223:
72:
46:
627:
370:
After the war, he reverted to the rank of captain and remained in the army and served as a military judge-advocate in
612:
486:
360:
341:
112:
427:
79:
508:
278:
349:
61:
50:
449:
684:
364:
574:
391:
530:
403:
345:
313:
39:
86:
285:
159:
674:
669:
552:
8:
407:
348:, but his appointment was revoked by the U.S. Senate in April 1864. On December 8, 1868,
186:
379:
337:
305:
267:
175:
623:
608:
482:
356:
301:
390:
from July 1877 to
September 1878. His last appointment was as garrison commander at
383:
329:
309:
600:
474:
297:
387:
352:
333:
293:
645:
336:, being wounded on both occasions. Returning to duty, he led a brigade in the
663:
17:
649:
375:
395:
312:
in 1859. In May 1861, shortly after the war started, he was promoted to
533:. Redwood Falls, Minnesota: The Redwood Gazette. 28 Jun 1877. p. 1
289:
243:
238:
367:, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment on February 16, 1869.
273:
136:
577:. Fort Worth, Texas: Fort Worth Daily Gazette. 4 Jan 1888. p. 1
28:
371:
531:"Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Chambers Appointed by Gen. Sherman"
321:
263:
553:"An American in the Field to See How They Do Things in Turkey"
399:
317:
430:. Omaha, Nebraska: Omaha Daily Bee. 28 Feb 1888. p. 3
452:. Davenport, Iowa: Quad-City Times. 4 Jan 1888. p. 1
511:. Ottumwa, Iowa: The Weekly Ottumwa Courier. 12 May 1870
622:, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2006
406:
in the 17th U.S. Infantry
Regiment and was buried in
363:
of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, for the
555:. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Star Tribune. 22 Sep 1877
53:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
661:
262:(August 23, 1832 – January 2, 1888) was a
620:Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders
292:with the class of 1853 (which also included
607:Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001.
481:Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001.
469:
467:
355:nominated Chambers for appointment to the
135:
266:officer, who became a general during the
113:Learn how and when to remove this message
680:People from Cattaraugus County, New York
464:
344:of volunteers and led a division in the
272:
662:
324:in March 1862, he took command of the
326:16th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment
224:16th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment
51:adding citations to reliable sources
22:
340:. In August 1863, he was appointed
316:, and performed recruiting duty in
13:
16:For the mixed martial artist, see
14:
696:
634:
575:"Colonel Alexander Chambers Dead"
279:Vicksburg National Military Park
27:
308:from 1855, and was promoted to
38:needs additional citations for
567:
545:
523:
501:
492:
442:
420:
1:
593:
509:"Col. Chambers and Red Cloud"
428:"Colonel Alexander Chambers"
7:
10:
701:
374:, receiving promotions to
300:), and was commissioned a
15:
365:Battle of Champion's Hill
249:
237:
229:
219:
211:
201:
193:
181:
165:
146:
134:
127:
605:Civil War High Commands.
479:Civil War High Commands.
413:
253:Military judge-advocate
281:
599:Eicher, John H., and
473:Eicher, John H., and
286:Cattaraugus, New York
284:Chambers was born in
276:
160:Cattaraugus, New York
618:Warner Jr., Ezra J.
498:Eicher, 2001, p. 742
328:, leading it at the
288:. He graduated from
62:"Alexander Chambers"
47:improve this article
685:Union Army colonels
408:Owatonna, Minnesota
304:. He fought in the
277:Relief portrait at
187:Owatonna, Minnesota
646:Alexander Chambers
380:lieutenant colonel
338:Vicksburg Campaign
306:Third Seminole War
282:
268:American Civil War
260:Alexander Chambers
233:American Civil War
176:San Antonio, Texas
141:Alexander Chambers
129:Alexander Chambers
450:"A Hero's Record"
402:with the rank of
361:brigadier general
342:brigadier general
302:second lieutenant
257:
256:
123:
122:
115:
97:
692:
587:
586:
584:
582:
571:
565:
564:
562:
560:
549:
543:
542:
540:
538:
527:
521:
520:
518:
516:
505:
499:
496:
490:
471:
462:
461:
459:
457:
446:
440:
439:
437:
435:
424:
384:military attache
330:Battle of Shiloh
310:first lieutenant
203:
172:
169:February 2, 1888
156:
154:
139:
125:
124:
118:
111:
107:
104:
98:
96:
55:
31:
23:
700:
699:
695:
694:
693:
691:
690:
689:
660:
659:
641:Service Profile
637:
601:David J. Eicher
596:
591:
590:
580:
578:
573:
572:
568:
558:
556:
551:
550:
546:
536:
534:
529:
528:
524:
514:
512:
507:
506:
502:
497:
493:
475:David J. Eicher
472:
465:
455:
453:
448:
447:
443:
433:
431:
426:
425:
421:
416:
298:Philip Sheridan
250:Other work
189:
174:
170:
158:
157:August 23, 1832
152:
150:
142:
130:
119:
108:
102:
99:
56:
54:
44:
32:
21:
12:
11:
5:
698:
688:
687:
682:
677:
672:
658:
657:
652:
643:
636:
635:External links
633:
632:
631:
628:978-0807131497
616:
595:
592:
589:
588:
566:
544:
522:
500:
491:
463:
441:
418:
417:
415:
412:
388:Ottoman Empire
382:. He was also
353:Andrew Johnson
334:Battle of Iuka
320:. Promoted to
294:John Schofield
255:
254:
251:
247:
246:
241:
235:
234:
231:
227:
226:
221:
217:
216:
213:
209:
208:
205:
199:
198:
195:
191:
190:
185:
183:
179:
178:
173:(aged 55)
167:
163:
162:
148:
144:
143:
140:
132:
131:
128:
121:
120:
103:September 2011
35:
33:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
697:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
667:
665:
656:
653:
651:
647:
644:
642:
639:
638:
629:
625:
621:
617:
614:
613:0-8047-3641-3
610:
606:
602:
598:
597:
576:
570:
554:
548:
532:
526:
510:
504:
495:
488:
487:0-8047-3641-3
484:
480:
476:
470:
468:
451:
445:
429:
423:
419:
411:
409:
405:
401:
397:
394:. He died in
393:
392:Fort Townsend
389:
385:
381:
377:
373:
368:
366:
362:
358:
354:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
280:
275:
271:
269:
265:
261:
252:
248:
245:
242:
240:
236:
232:
228:
225:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
200:
197:United States
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
177:
168:
164:
161:
149:
145:
138:
133:
126:
117:
114:
106:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64: –
63:
59:
58:Find sources:
52:
48:
42:
41:
36:This article
34:
30:
25:
24:
19:
18:Alex Chambers
650:Find a Grave
619:
604:
579:. Retrieved
569:
557:. Retrieved
547:
535:. Retrieved
525:
513:. Retrieved
503:
494:
478:
454:. Retrieved
444:
432:. Retrieved
422:
369:
283:
259:
258:
230:Battles/wars
171:(1888-02-02)
109:
100:
90:
83:
76:
69:
57:
45:Please help
40:verification
37:
675:1888 deaths
670:1832 births
396:San Antonio
664:Categories
594:References
346:XVII Corps
290:West Point
244:West Point
239:Alma mater
194:Allegiance
153:1832-08-23
73:newspapers
655:Biography
359:grade of
350:President
489:. p. 169
372:Nebraska
332:and the
220:Commands
202:Service/
581:30 July
559:30 July
537:30 July
515:30 July
456:30 July
434:30 July
404:colonel
386:to the
322:colonel
314:captain
264:US Army
215:General
87:scholar
626:
611:
485:
357:brevet
204:branch
182:Buried
89:
82:
75:
68:
60:
414:Notes
400:Texas
376:major
94:JSTOR
80:books
624:ISBN
609:ISBN
583:2022
561:2022
539:2022
517:2022
483:ISBN
458:2022
436:2022
378:and
318:Iowa
296:and
212:Rank
207:Army
166:Died
147:Born
66:news
648:at
49:by
666::
603:,
477:,
466:^
410:.
398:,
270:.
630:.
615:.
585:.
563:.
541:.
519:.
460:.
438:.
155:)
151:(
116:)
110:(
105:)
101:(
91:·
84:·
77:·
70:·
43:.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
