William Sinclair Brigadier General, United States Army |
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Sinclair of Ohio. Born in 1835
Appointd from Ohio, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1853 (17) Brevet Second Lieutenant, 2nd United States Artillery, 1 July 1858 First Lieutenant, 30 April 1861 Colonel, 6th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, 27 June 1862 Honorably mustered out of the volunteer service, 6 June 1863 Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant Inspector General, 12 October 1863 to 3 July 1865 Captain, 3rd United States Artillery, 11 December 1865 Major, 2nd United States Artillery, 6 April 1885 Lieutenant Colonel, 5th United States Artillery, 6 June 1896 Colonel, 7th United States Artillery, 8 March 1898 Brigadier General, United States Army, 8 February 1899 Breveted Captain, 4 May 1862 for gallant and meritorious service in the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, and Major, 13 December 1862 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia Retired 13 February 1899 General Sinclair died in 1905 and was buried
in Section 1 of Alrington National Cemetery. Buried with him are
Eugenia Sinclair (1845-1916) and Belle Sinclair (died 1907).
WASHNGTON, October 3, 1905 – Brigadier General
William Sinclair, United States Army, retired, died here today of Bright’s
disease. He served in many of the notable engagements of the Civil
War. He was born on Ohio seventy years ago.
SINCLAIR, EUGENIA W/O WM
SINCLAIR, BELLE D/O WM
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