Years of service 1857–1863 Rank Major General | Name George Strong | |
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Born October 16, 1832
Stockbridge, Vermont ( 1832-10-16 ) Place of burial Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York Battles/wars American Civil War
First Battle of Bull Run
Second Battle of Fort Wagner Died July 30, 1863, New York City, New York, United States Education United States Military Academy, Union College Battles and wars American Civil War, First Battle of Bull Run, Second Battle of Fort Wagner Service/branch United States Army, Union Army Allegiance United States of America, Union Similar People Quincy Adams Gill, John A Dahlgren, P G T Beauregard | ||
General george crockett strong discussion the strategic importance of fort wagner wmv
George Crockett Strong (October 16, 1832 – July 30, 1863) was a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War.
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- General george crockett strong discussion the strategic importance of fort wagner wmv
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- In popular culture
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Biography
Strong was born in Stockbridge, Vermont, and attended Williston Seminary but left after 1851. He attended Union College, but left for the U.S. Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1857. He served as an ordnance officer with the rank of lieutenant on the staff of General McDowell at the First Battle of Bull Run. He later served on the staffs of Generals George B. McClellan and Benjamin Butler.
"Cadet Life at West Point by an Officer of the United States Army" (Boston: T.O.H.P. Burnham, 1862), although published anonymously, is attributed to Strong.
Strong commanded an expedition sent from Ship Island against Biloxi, Mississippi, in April 1862, and another sent against Ponchatoula, and was commissioned brigadier general of volunteers in November 1862. He was wounded on July 18, 1863, while leading the assault against Fort Wagner on Morris Island, South Carolina, and died of tetanus in New York City. He posthumously received a commission as major general, dated from the day of the battle. Strong is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, and they have a monument to his memory.
Fort Strong, a U.S. Coast Artillery fort at the northern end of Deer Island in Boston Harbor, was named after him in 1899.
In popular culture
Strong was portrayed by Jay O. Sanders in the film Glory (1989).