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300 Olmsted Family Genealogy
He received the Brevets of Capt. May 4, 1862 "for gallant and meritorious
services during the siege of Yorktown, Va.," of Major Nov. 29, 1863 "for
gallant and meritorious services during the siege of Knoxville, Tenn.," of
Lieut. Col. May 6, 1864 "for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of
the Wilderness, Va.," of Col. Mar. 13, 1865 "for gallant and meritorious services
during the war," and of Brig. Gen. Mar. 13, 1865 "for gallant and meritorious
services in the field during the war."
Services
On duty drilling volunteers at Washington, D. C, May 8-25, 1861; as
Asst. Engineer in the construction of the defences of Washington to June 16,
1861 ; on the Upper Potomac and Shenandoah Valley, Acting Aide-de-Camp to
General Banks, and other duties to Aug. 25, 1861; in the construction of the
defences of Washington, Aug. 27 to Nov. 23, 1861 ; on Special Duty at Headquarters,
Army of the Potomac to Feb. . 24, 1862, and detached at Harper's
Ferry, Va., to Mar. 4, 1862; with Engineer Battalion during the Peninsular
campaign of the Army of the Potomac from Mar. 10 to July 19, 1862; on detached
duty to October, 1862; commanding Company D., Engineer Battalion
in the Army of the Potomac to Nov. 16, 1862; Chief Engineer, Left
Grand Division, Army of the Potomac to Dec. 18, 1862; Assistant in Engineer
Ofl&ce, Washington, D. C. to Dec. 31, 1862; Assistant Inspector General, Sixth
Army Corps to Feb. 6, 1863; Assistant Inspector General and Chief Engineer,
Ninth Army Corps and at Headquarters District of Central Kentucky, and
with Ninth Army Corps to Vicksburg and Jackson, Miss, to Aug., 1863, and
in the East Tennessee campaign to Jan. 23, 1864; Acting Chief Engineer,
Department of the Ohio to April, 1864; Aide-de-Camp to Lieut. Gen. Grant
in the Richmond campaign, the siege of Petersburg, etc., etc., to Apr. 9, 1865;
at the surrender of Gen. Lee at Appomattox Court House, he selected the
meeting place of the generals; at the Headquarters of the army as Aide-de-
Camp to Gen. Grant to Mar. 4, 1869; on duty at the Executive Mansion, and
in addition thereto, from June 1, 1871, was in charge of Public Buildings and
Grounds; also Chief Engineer of the Washington Aqueduct from Oct.,
1871, and in charge of the continuation of the work on the east wing of the
New State War and Navy Department Buildings from Mar. 25, 1876 to Mar.
3, 1877; Engineer of the 5th Light House District, with station at Baltimore,
Md., from Mar. 12, 1877; and in addition thereto, of the 6th Light House
District from Aug. 31, 1882 to June 2, 1884, when he was drowned in crossing
the bar at Mosquito Inlet, Fla., while in the discharge of his duty.
(5362) BRADLEY H. OLMSTED, St. Albans, Vt.; m. .
6923, Mary. 6924, Soule.
(5363) TIMOTHY ALLEN OLMSTED, Duluth, Minn. b. at St. Albans,
Vt., July 28, 1826; m. Aug. 10, 1858, Louisa A. Sawyer; b. Mar. 27, 1835; dau.
of (Rev.) John D. and Elizabeth (Borst) Sawyer, of Sand Lake, N. Y. He
served in the Civil War from 1862 to 1865, as Capt., Co. E, 27th Regt. Iowa
Vols. Settled in Duluth, Minn., 1870.
6925, Elizabeth Maud; b. Mar. 30, 1859. 6926, Gertrude Clara; b.
Oct. 4, 1860. 6927, Helen Louisa; b. June 17, 1866.
(5364) CLARISSA OLMSTED, m. David Wooliscraft.
6928, Le Grand, Spencer, Iowa.