John W. Kimball
John White Kimball | |
|---|---|
Portrait of Kimball, c. 1861–1865 | |
| Massachusetts Auditor | |
| In office 1892–1901 | |
| Massachusetts House of Representatives Worcester District | |
| In office 1889–1891 | |
| Massachusetts House of Representatives Worcester District | |
| In office 1872–1872 | |
| Tax Collector of Fitchburg, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1864–1865 | |
| Massachusetts House of Representatives Worcester District | |
| In office 1864–1865 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 27, 1828 |
| Died | July 15, 1910 (aged 82) Fitchburg, Massachusetts |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Almira M. Lesure |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1846–1878 |
| Rank | Colonel Brevet Brigadier General |
| Commands | Fitchburg Fusiliers, Massachusetts Militia; 15th Massachusetts Infantry 53rd Massachusetts Infantry 57th Massachusetts Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
John White Kimball (February 27, 1828 – July 15, 1910) was an American soldier and politician who served as Massachusetts Auditor.
Biography
Kimball was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on February 27, 1828, to Alpheus Kimball, (1792–1859) and Harriet Stone, (1790–1888).[1][2] Before the American Civil War, Kimball was a scythe manufacturer.[2]
Kimball served as lieutenant colonel of the 15th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and colonel of the 53rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.[2] He was mustered out of the United States Volunteers on September 2, 1863.[3] On December 3, 1867,[4] President Andrew Johnson nominated Kimball for the award of the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, United States Volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, for gallant and distinguished services in the field during the war,[2] The U.S. Senate confirmed the award on February 14, 1868.[4]
Kimball was Massachusetts State Auditor between 1891 and 1901.[2] After the war, he was also United States Pension Agent, postmaster and a legislator.[2]
Kimball died on July 15, 1910, aged 82, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.[2]
See also
- 1872 Massachusetts legislature
- List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union)
- List of Massachusetts generals in the American Civil War
Footnotes
- ^ Ellery Bicknell Crane (1907). Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts : with a history of Worcester Society of Antiquity. unknown library. New York; Chicago : Lewis Pub.
- ^ a b c d e f g Hunt & Brown 1990, p. 331.
- ^ Eicher & Eicher 2001, p. 332.
- ^ a b Eicher & Eicher 2001, p. 750.
References
- Eicher, John H.; Eicher, David J. (2001). Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- Hunt, Roger D.; Brown, Jack R. (1990). Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue. Gaithersburg MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc. p. 331. ISBN 1-56013-002-4.
Further reading
- Bridgman, A. A. A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators Vol. VI (1897).
- Crane, Ellery Bicknell. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity Pages 11–12, (1907).
- Ford, Andrew Elmer. The Story of the Fifteenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, 1861–1864 (1898).
- Higginson, Thomas Wentworth. Massachusetts in the Army and Navy During the War of 1861-65, p. 296 (1896).
- Lt. Col. John W Kimball's Official Report of September 20, 1862, on the Battle of Antietam Creek Archived December 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
Biography
- Biography Archived 2007-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Media related to John W. Kimball at Wikimedia Commons