Henry Livermore Abbott
Henry Livermore Abbott (January 21, 1842 – May 6, 1864) was a
Major in the
Union Army during the
American Civil War (Civil War). Abbott was posthumously awarded the grade of
brevet brigadier general,
United States Volunteers, to rank from August 1, 1864, and the grades of brevet
lieutenant colonel, brevet
colonel and brevet
brigadier general,
United States Army, all to rank from March 13, 1865 for gallant and meritorious services at the
Battle of the Wilderness, where he was killed in action. Abbott was engaged at the center of several key Civil War battles and was widely known and admired for his leadership, courage and composure under fire.
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