Silas Casey

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Silas Casey

Silas Casey (July 12, 1807 – January 22, 1882) was a career United States Army

United States Army

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officer who rose to the rank of Major General

Major general (United States)

In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a 2 star rank general officer rank, with the U.S....
during the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
.

in East Greenwich, Rhode Island

East Greenwich, Rhode Island

East Greenwich is a New England town in and the county seat of Kent County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 12,948 at the United States Census, 2000....
he graduated from the United States Military Academy

United States Military Academy

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in 1826

He fought in the Second Seminole War

Second Seminole War

The Second Seminole War, also known as the Florida War, was a conflict from 1835 to 1842 in Florida between various groups of Native Americans in the United Statess collectively known as Seminoles and the United States, part of a series of conflicts called the Seminole Wars....
under William J. Worth

William J. Worth

William Jenkins Worth was a United States general during the Mexican-American War....
from 1837-1842. During the Mexican-American War he fought at the Battle of Contreras

Battle of Contreras

The Battle of Contreras, also known as the Battle of Padierna, took place during the August 19–20, 1847, in the final encounters of the Mexican-American War....
and Battle of Churubusco

Battle of Churubusco

The Battles of Churubusco took place on August 20, 1847, in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Contreras during the Mexican-American War. The defeat of the Mexican army at Churubusco left the United States Army only 5 miles away from Mexico City....
, and was brevetted major

Major (United States)

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on August 20, 1847 for gallant conduct. He then fought in the Battle of Molino del Rey

Battle of Molino del Rey

The Battle of Molino del Rey was one of the bloodiest engagements of the Mexican-American War....
and was severely wounded during the Battle of Chapultepec

Battle of Chapultepec

The Battle of Chapultepec was a U.S. victory over Mexican forces holding Chapultepec Castle west of Mexico City during the Mexican-American War....
on September 13, 1847.

After the Mexican-American war he performed frontier duties and escorted topographical parties, including a trip to California

California

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around Cape Horn

Cape Horn

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in 1849.

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Silas Casey (July 12, 1807 – January 22, 1882) was a career United States Army

United States Army

Major general (United States)

In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a 2 star rank general officer rank, with the U.S....
during the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
.

Biography

Born in East Greenwich, Rhode Island

East Greenwich, Rhode Island

United States Military Academy

Second Seminole War

William J. Worth

William Jenkins Worth was a United States general during the Mexican-American War....
from 1837-1842. During the Mexican-American War he fought at the Battle of Contreras

Battle of Contreras

The Battle of Contreras, also known as the Battle of Padierna, took place during the August 19–20, 1847, in the final encounters of the Mexican-American War....
and Battle of Churubusco

Battle of Churubusco

Major (United States)

Battle of Molino del Rey

The Battle of Molino del Rey was one of the bloodiest engagements of the Mexican-American War....
and was severely wounded during the Battle of Chapultepec

Battle of Chapultepec

California

Cape Horn

Pig War

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on San Juan Island

San Juan Island

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from August 10 to October 18, 1859.

He was promoted to brigadier general

Brigadier general (United States)

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shortly after arriving on the East Coast in 1861. During the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
he fought in the Peninsula Campaign

Peninsula Campaign

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, where his division suffered heavy losses at Battle of Seven Pines

Battle of Seven Pines

The Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War....
on May 31, 1862, facing George Pickett

George Pickett

George Edward Pickett was a career United States Army officer who became a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War....
’s brigade.

He wrote the three-volume System of Infantry Tactics, including Infantry Tactics volumes I and II, published by the army on August 11, 1862, and Infantry Tactics for Colored Troops, published on March 9, 1863. The manuals were used by both sides during the Civil War.

In December 1862 he was appointed to the board that ultimately convicted Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter

Fitz John Porter

Fitz John Porter was a career United States Army officer and a Union Army General officer during the American Civil War. He is most known for his performance at the Second Battle of Bull Run and his subsequent Court-martial of Fitz John Porter....
of disobedience and cowardice

Court-martial of Fitz John Porter

The court-martial of Fitz John Porter was a major event of the American Civil War in which Major general Fitz John Porter was found guilty of disobeying a lawful order and misconduct in front of the enemy and removed from command based on internal political machinations of the Union Army....
for his actions at the Second Battle of Bull Run

Second Battle of Bull Run

The Second Battle of Bull Run, or, as it was called by the Confederate States of America, the Battle of Second Manassas, was fought August 28–30, 1862, as part of the American Civil War....
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Casey retired from the army on July 8, 1868, having served over 40 years of active duty. He died in Brooklyn, New York, and is buried at the Casey farm in North Kingstown, Rhode Island

North Kingstown, Rhode Island

North Kingstown is a New England town in Washington County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 26,326 at the United States Census, 2000....
.

Casey's sons included Silas Casey III, who served as Rear Admiral

Rear admiral (United States)

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of the Pacific Squadron

Pacific Squadron

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, and Thomas Lincoln Casey

Thomas Lincoln Casey

Thomas Lincoln Casey was born in Sackets Harbor, New York, was a soldier and engineer. He graduated first in his class from United States Military Academy in 1852 and later served as Chief of Engineers for the United States Army Corps of Engineers....
, who served as Chief of Engineers

Chief of Engineers

The Chief of Engineers commands the US Army Corps of Engineers. As a staff officer at The Pentagon, the Chief advises the US Army on engineering matters and serves as the Army's topographer and the proponent for real estate and other related engineering programs....
, and Edward Wanton Casey, army

United States Army

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Lieutenant

Lieutenant

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Silas Casey

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