From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Dashiell Bayard
George Dashiell Bayard
George Dashiell Bayard Early life
He was born in Seneca Falls, New York on December 18,
1835 to Samuel John Bayard and Jane Ann Dashiell.
His family moved as homesteaders to the Iowa Ter-
ritory. He attended the United States Military Academy
at West Point, graduating in 1856 as a second lieutenant
in the U.S. cavalry. Bayard fought in the Indian Wars in
Kansas and Colorado from 1856 to 1861.[1]
Civil War
At the start of the Civil War in 1861, Bayard was promot-
ed to colonel in the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry, based in
Tenallytown (now Tenleytown, Washington, D.C.). Late
in November 1961, he was involved in a confrontation
with rebel soldiers near Dranesville, Virginia, in which
his horse and two of his fellow soldiers were killed. He
escaped with only minor wounds and was subsequently
commissioned Chief of Cavalry of the III Corps and
brigadier general of volunteers on April 28, 1862.[1][2]
He fought under John C. Frémont at the Battle of Port
George Dashiell Bayard Republic. In August 1862, at the Battle of Cedar Mountain,
Born December 18, 1835(1835-12-18)
he led a Union Army advance. He was promoted to caval-
Seneca Falls, New York ry commander in the Army of the Potomac.[1][2]
He was hit with shrapnel from a Confederate artillery
Died December 14, 1862(1862-12-14) (aged 26) round on December 13, 1862 in the Battle of Fredericks-
Fredericksburg, Virginia
burg.[1] He died on the following day, December 14, 1862.
Place of burial Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, New He was buried in Princeton Cemetery in Princeton, New
Jersey Jersey.
Allegiance United States of America
Union
Legacy
Service/ Union Army
Fort Bayard in Washington, D.C., was named in his honor.
branch
Bayard Street in Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, was
Years of 1856–1862 named after him. Fort Bayard Park, which replaced the
service fort, is also named in his memory, as well as Bayard, New
Rank Brigadier General Mexico, Fort Bayard, New Mexico, and Fort Bayard Na-
tional Cemetery. The latter is now part of the Fort Ba-
Battles/wars American Civil War yard Historic District, a commemoration of the Buffalo
• Battle of Port Republic
Soldiers.
• Battle of Cedar Mountain
• Battle of Fredericksburg
See also
George Dashiell Bayard (December 18, 1835 – December
14, 1862) was a career soldier in the United States Army • List of American Civil War generals
and a general in the Union Army in the American Civil
War. He was wounded in the Battle of Fredericksburg and
died the next day.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Dashiell Bayard
References Name Bayard, George
Alternative names
[1] ^ "George Dashiell Bayard".
http://www.historycentral.com/bio/UGENS/ Short description Union Army general
USABayard.html. Retrieved 2011-11-19. Date of birth December 18, 1835
[2] ^ "Brig. Gen. George Bayard". Place of birth Seneca Falls, New York
http://www.bivouacbooks.com/bbv5i2s5.htm.
Date of death December 14, 1862
Retrieved 2011-11-19.
Persondata Place of death Fredericksburg, Virginia
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• People of New Jersey in the American Civil War
• Union military personnel killed in the American Civil War
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• People from Seneca County, New York
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• 1862 deaths
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