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"To Battle for God and the Right" - Emerson Opdycke's letters to his wife. |
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"Opdycke's Tigers" - Clark |
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"Yankee Tigers" - Rice |
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"Yankee Tigers II" - Baumgartner |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 18:41, 1 July 2010
Samuel Emerson Opdycke | |
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 Emerson Opdycke | |
| Place of burial | Oakwood Cemetery Warren, Ohio |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Service | Union Army |
| Rank | Brevet Major General |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War *Battle of Chickamauga *Battle of Chattanooga *Atlanta Campaign *Battle of Spring Hill *Second Battle of Franklin *Battle of Nashville |
Samuel Emerson Opdycke (January 7, 1830 – April 25, 1884) was a businessman and Union brigadier general during the American Civil War.
Early years
Opdycke was born on a farm in Hubbard, Ohio, to a military family. His father fought in the War of 1812 and his grandfather was a captain in New Jersey militia in the American Revolution. His older brother Henry would serve in the Kansas cavalry during the Civil War. Opdycke was educated in the Hubbard schools. He engaged in various business pursuits in Ohio and California.
Postbellum
Opdycke resigned from the Regular Army in 1866 and moved to New York City, where he engaged in the dry goods business. He wrote several articles on the war, and was active in veterans affairs. He died in New York at the age of 54 of an accidental gunshot, apparently while he was cleaning the weapon, he shot himself in the abdomen. After his war experiences, he would have known how painful and lingering a belly wound would be, so it is very unlikely that his wound was intentional.
He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery Warren, Ohio.
See also
"To Battle for God and the Right" - Emerson Opdycke's letters to his wife. "Opdycke's Tigers" - Clark "Yankee Tigers" - Rice "Yankee Tigers II" - Baumgartner
References
- Emerson Opdycke at Find a Grave Retrieved on 2008-12-28
- Warner, Ezra J., Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1964, ISBN 0-8071-0822-7.
- U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 70 volumes in 4 series. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1880-1901.