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{{short description|American attorney, politician, and general}}
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'''Cyrus Hamlin''' (April 26, 1839 &ndash; August 28, 1867) was an attorney, politician, and a general in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]].
'''Cyrus Hamlin''' (April 26, 1839 &ndash; August 28, 1867) was an attorney, politician, and a general from Bangor, Maine, who served in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]].


==Biography==
==Early life==
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Hamlin was born in [[Hampden, Maine]], a suburb of [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]]. He was the third son of the [[Vice President of the United States]], [[Hannibal Hamlin]]. His brother, [[Charles Hamlin (general)|Charles Hamlin]], was also a Civil War general. He was educated at the Hampden Academy and studied at Waterville College (now [[Colby College]]) in [[Waterville, Maine]]. He was admitted to the bar in 1860 and practiced law for a year in [[Kittery, Maine]].


Hamlin was born in [[Hampden, Maine]], a suburb of [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]]. He was the third son of [[Hannibal Hamlin]], the [[Vice President of the United States]], and his first wife, Sarah Emery. His brother, [[Charles Hamlin (general)|Charles Hamlin]], was a [[Union Army]] major<ref name=Hunt257>Hunt and Brown, p. 257.</ref><ref name=Eicher276>Eicher, p. 276.</ref> who was appointed a [[brevet (military)|brevet]] [[brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] at the end of the war.<ref name=Eicher747>Eicher, p. 747.</ref>
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Hamlin enlisted in the Union Army in April 1862, serving as an [[aide-de-camp]] to [[Major general (United States)|Maj. Gen.]] [[John C. Fremont]]. Hamlin was among the first to advocate enlisting African-American troops in the Union Army. In February 1863, he was appointed the first [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] of the 80th [[United States Colored Troops]] and was assigned to field duty in [[Louisiana in the American Civil War|Louisiana]], where he eventually took charge of a [[brigade]] of black troops and participated in the [[Siege of Port Hudson]]. He was promoted to [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] in December 1864 and assigned command of the military district of [[Bonnet Carre]]. He received a [[Brevet (military)|brevet]] promotion to major general in the volunteer army dating from March 13, 1865.


⚫
Hamlin was educated at [[Hampden Academy]] and studied at Waterville College (now [[Colby College]]) in [[Waterville, Maine]]. He was admitted to the bar in 1860 and practiced law for a year in [[Kittery, Maine]].
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Hamlin remained in Louisiana after the war as a [[carpetbagger]] lawyer and politician during the early days of [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]], but died of [[yellow fever]] in 1867. Although he was initially interred in the Girod Street Cemetery in [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], he was reburied three months later in his family plot at Mount Hope Cemetery in [[Bangor, Maine]].

==Civil War==

Hamlin was commissioned as a [[Captain (United States O-3)|captain]] in the Union Army in April 1862, serving as an [[aide-de-camp]] to [[Major general (United States)|Maj. Gen.]] [[John C. Frémont]].

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Hamlin was among the first to advocate enlisting African-American troops in the Union Army. In February 1863, he was appointed the first [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] of the 80th [[United States Colored Troops]] and was assigned to field duty in [[Louisiana in the American Civil War|Louisiana]]. There he eventually took charge of a [[brigade]] of black troops and participated in the [[Siege of Port Hudson]]. He was promoted to [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] in December 1864 and assigned command of the military district of [[Port Hudson, Louisiana]], Department of the Gulf.<ref name="Eicher276"/> Hamlin was mustered out of the United States Volunteers on January 15, 1866.<ref name="Eicher276"/>

On February 21, 1866, [[President of the United States|President]] [[Andrew Johnson]] nominated Hamlin for the award of the honorary grade of [[brevet (military)|brevet]] [[major general (United States)|major general]], U.S. Volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the [[U.S. Senate]] confirmed the award on April 26, 1866.<ref>Eicher, p. 712.</ref>

Hamlin was a Companion of the [[Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States]].

==Postbellum life==

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Hamlin remained in Louisiana after the war during the early days of [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]], but died of [[yellow fever]] in 1867. Although he was initially interred in the Girod Street Cemetery in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana, he was reburied three months later in his family plot at [[Mount Hope Cemetery (Bangor, Maine)|Mount Hope Cemetery]] in [[Bangor, Maine]].


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|American Civil War}}
{{portal|United States Army|United States Department of the Army Seal.svg}}
{{portal|American Civil War}}
*[[List of American Civil War generals (Union)]]

*[[List of American Civil War generals#H|List of American Civil War generals]]
==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
* Eicher, John H., and [[David J. Eicher]]. ''Civil War High Commands''. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. {{ISBN|0-8047-3641-3}}.
* Hunt, Roger D., and Jack R. Brown. ''Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue''. Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 1990. {{ISBN|1-56013-002-4}}.


==External links==
==External links==
*{{findagrave|19165}} Retrieved on 2008-02-12
*{{Find a Grave|19165|accessdate=2008-02-12}}
*[http://www.library.umaine.edu/SpecColl/FindingAids/Hamlinfamilyinventory.htm University of Maine biography of Hamlin]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120118175727/http://library.umaine.edu/speccoll/FindingAids/Hamlinfamilyinventory.htm University of Maine biography of Hamlin]


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Latest revision as of 10:55, 5 December 2024

Cyrus Hamlin
Cyrus Hamlin
Born(1839-04-26)April 26, 1839
Hampden, Maine, U.S.
DiedAugust 28, 1867(1867-08-28) (aged 28)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Place of burial
Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1862 - 1866
Rank Brigadier General
Brevet Major General
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
RelationsHannibal Hamlin (father)
Charles Hamlin (brother)

Cyrus Hamlin (April 26, 1839 – August 28, 1867) was an attorney, politician, and a general from Bangor, Maine, who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Early life

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Hamlin was born in Hampden, Maine, a suburb of Bangor. He was the third son of Hannibal Hamlin, the Vice President of the United States, and his first wife, Sarah Emery. His brother, Charles Hamlin, was a Union Army major[1][2] who was appointed a brevet brigadier general at the end of the war.[3]

Hamlin was educated at Hampden Academy and studied at Waterville College (now Colby College) in Waterville, Maine. He was admitted to the bar in 1860 and practiced law for a year in Kittery, Maine.

Civil War

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Hamlin was commissioned as a captain in the Union Army in April 1862, serving as an aide-de-camp to Maj. Gen. John C. Frémont.

Hamlin was among the first to advocate enlisting African-American troops in the Union Army. In February 1863, he was appointed the first colonel of the 80th United States Colored Troops and was assigned to field duty in Louisiana. There he eventually took charge of a brigade of black troops and participated in the Siege of Port Hudson. He was promoted to brigadier general in December 1864 and assigned command of the military district of Port Hudson, Louisiana, Department of the Gulf.[2] Hamlin was mustered out of the United States Volunteers on January 15, 1866.[2]

On February 21, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Hamlin for the award of the honorary grade of brevet major general, U.S. Volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the award on April 26, 1866.[4]

Hamlin was a Companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.

Postbellum life

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Hamlin remained in Louisiana after the war during the early days of Reconstruction, but died of yellow fever in 1867. Although he was initially interred in the Girod Street Cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was reburied three months later in his family plot at Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor, Maine.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Hunt and Brown, p. 257.
  2. ^ a b c Eicher, p. 276.
  3. ^ Eicher, p. 747.
  4. ^ Eicher, p. 712.

References

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  • Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
  • Hunt, Roger D., and Jack R. Brown. Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue. Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 1990. ISBN 1-56013-002-4.
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