CIVIL WAR MEDAL HONOR GENERAL NATIONAL CEMETERIES No HEADSTONES LETTER SIGNED VF

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Here’s a Civil War National Cemeteries Letter Signed by Medal of Honor General:
RICHARD NAPOLEON BATCHELDER
(1832 – 1901)
NOTED CIVIL WAR UNION BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL,
RECIPIENT OF THE
CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR
FOR HEROICS AT THE BATTLE OF FAIRFAX STATION, VA.,
CIVIL WAR CHIEF QUARTERMASTER OF THE
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
1864-1866,
CIVIL WAR
LIEUTENANT COLONEL
and CHIEF QUARTERMASTER OF
II CORPS
IN JANUARY 1863-4,
INDIAN WARS REGULAR ARMY BRIGADIER GENERAL and 18
th
QUARTERMASTER GENERAL OF THE US ARMY ‘TILL 1896,
&
GENERAL IN CHARGE OF NATIONAL CEMETERIES.
During one of Batchelder’s missions in October
1863
, the II Corps' supply units were bombarded by the enemy, and because of his leadership, Batchelder’s unit was able to successfully accomplish the mission without any loss of supplies.
This feat would later earn him the
Medal of Honor
, and he was promoted to
Colonel
with the title of Chief Quartermaster of the
Army of the Potomac
the next year.
Batchelder’s Medal of Honor Citation reads:
“
Being ordered to move his trains by a continuous day-and-night march, and without the usual military escort, armed his teamsters and personally commanded them, successfully fighting against heavy odds and bringing his trains through without the loss of a wagon.”
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HERE’S A BEAUTIFUL LETTER SIGNED BY BATCHELDER ON “
OFFICE OF NATIONAL CEMETERIES”
“LETTERHEAD, 1p.
DATED AT WASHINGTON, D.C. JUNE 26
th
, 1884 TO
GILBERT A. RUSSELL CONCERNING APPLICATION FORMS FOR PROCURING HEADSTONES FOR SOLDIERS GRAVES. BATHCHELDER WRITES, IN PART:
“…The department has at present no contract for furnishing these stones, but it is contemplated to make arrangements for a further supply within another year, at farthest, and any application received in the meantime will then receive attention…”
The document measures 8” x 10” and is in VERY FINE Condition.
A RARE & FINE Piece of U.S. Military History to add to your Civil War Era Autograph, Manuscript & Ephemera Collection.
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Biography of General Richard Napoleon Batchelder
Richard Napoleon Batchelder
(July 27, 1832 – January 4, 1901) was a
United States
Army
Officer
and the 18th
Quartermaster General
of the
United States Army
.
Brigadier General
Batchelder was awarded the
Medal of Honor
in 1891.
Early life
Richard N. Batchelder was born to Nathan and Peace Batchelder on July 27, 1832 in
Laconia, New Hampshire
. His father was a state representative, and his mother was the daughter of a prominent pastor.
Richard attended the county school system of
Manchester
. During early adulthood he endeavored in many ventures, one of which was business.
Military career
At the start of the
American Civil War
he quit private enterprise and enlisted in the
Union Army
in May 1861. Upon joining the Army, he was commissioned as a
first lieutenant
, and took duty as regimental quartermaster for the
1st New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry
. He was promoted to the rank of
captain
in August 1861, and became a Divisional Quartermaster in March 1862. He eventually promoted to
lieutenant colonel
and chief quartermaster of
II Corps
in January 1863.
During one of his missions in October 1863, the corps' supply units were bombarded by the enemy, and because of his leadership, his unit was able to successfully accomplish the mission without any loss of supplies.
This feat would later earn him the
Medal of Honor
, and he was promoted to
Colonel
with the title of Chief Quartermaster of the
Army of the Potomac
the next year. Batchelder was mustered out of the volunteer service on June 8, 1865 and was transferred to the Regular Army, reverting to the rank of captain. On January 13, 1866,
President
Andrew Johnson
nominated Batchelder for appointment to the rank of
brevet
brigadier general
of Volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866. On February 23, 1869, President Andrew Johnson nominated Batchelder for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general, U.S. Army (
Regular Army
), to rank from April 9, 1865, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment on March 3, 1869.
After the Civil War, Batchelder then served at various commands across the country under the quartermaster branch for 25 years before he was promoted to
brigadier general
on June 26, 1890. With this promotion he was appointed as the 18th
Quartermaster General of the United States Army
. As Quartermaster General of the Army he was also in charge of the creation of the emblem used to identify the Quartermaster Corps. He retired from the Army on July 27, 1896.
General Batchelder was a member of the
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
, the
Sons of the Revolution
and the
Society of Colonial Wars
.
Medal of Honor Citation
Rank and Organization: Lieutenant Colonel and Chief Quartermaster, 2d Corps.
Place and Date: Between Catlett and Fairfax Stations, Va., 13–15 October 1863.
Entered Service At: Manchester, N.H.
Born: 27 July 1832, Meredith, N.H.
Date of Issue: 20 May 1895.
"The
President of the United States
in the name of The
Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR to LIEUTENANT COLONEL & CHIEF QUARTERMASTER RICHARD NAPOLEON BATCHELDER UNITED STATES ARMY For service as set forth in the following CITATION:
Being ordered to move his trains by a continuous day-and-night march, and without the usual military escort, armed his teamsters and personally commanded them, successfully fighting against heavy odds and bringing his trains through without the loss of a wagon."
Later life
Richard N. Batchelder retired from the U.S. Army on July 27, 1896. He died in Washington D.C. on January 4, 1901 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
References
"The Batchelder Family." New England Family History ... N.Y. City: H.C. Quimby, 1907. Print.
"Brigadier General Richard N. Batchelder - Quartermaster General 1890-1896." Army Quartermaster Foundation, Inc. 19 Nov. 2000.
"Richard Napoleon Batchelder (1832 - 1901) - Find A Grave Memorial." Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records.
"Richard Napoleon Batchelder, Major General, United States Army." Arlington National Cemetery Website Title Page. 24 Sept. 2000.
Eicher, John H., and
David J. Eicher
,
Civil War High Commands.
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001.
ISBN 0-8047-3641-3
.
"Medal of Honor Winners." Army Quartermaster Foundation, Inc.
Colonel Richard N. Batchelder (Civil War)>.
"Richard Batchelder, Medal of Honor." Home Of Heroes Home Page.
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