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Hardie, James A., brigadier-general, DS, 1p, 8vo, March 26, 1862
General Order signed as “Lt. Col. Jas. A. Hardie’ $110.00
Hardie graduated at the United States military academy in 1843.
From 1844-46 he held an assistant professorship at West Point, and
was then on frontier duty until 1861, serving in the Mexican war as
commander of a New York regiment with the rank of major, and
being promoted captain in the regular army in 1857. Being
transferred to the 5th artillery in 1861, with the rank of lieutenant-
colonel and aide-de-camp, he served on Gen. McClellan's staff during
the Peninsular and Maryland campaigns, and on the staff of Gen.
Burnside in the battles around Fredericksburg. He was made judge
advocate-general on Gen. Hooker's staff when that general succeeded
Burnside, and for his services and conduct was made brigadier-
general of volunteers, Nov. 29, 1862, and assistant adjutant-general
with the rank of major in 1863. He was assigned to special duty in the
war department and was assistant secretary to Secretary of War
Stanton, and afterwards to acting Secretaries Grant, Schofield and
Rawlins. He was promoted inspector-general with the rank of colonel
in 1864, and on March 13, 1865, was given the brevet ranks of
brigadier-general and major-general U. S. A. in recognition of
distinguished and faithful services. In 1866 Gen. Hardie was senior
member of the commission to inspect ordnance and ordnance stores
in forts and arsenals, and commissioner to audit the military claims of
Kansas, Montana, Dakota, California and Oregon. He died in
Washington, D. C., May 5, 1876.
General Order signed as “Lt. Col. Jas. A. Hardie’ $110.00
Hardie graduated at the United States military academy in 1843.
From 1844-46 he held an assistant professorship at West Point, and
was then on frontier duty until 1861, serving in the Mexican war as
commander of a New York regiment with the rank of major, and
being promoted captain in the regular army in 1857. Being
transferred to the 5th artillery in 1861, with the rank of lieutenant-
colonel and aide-de-camp, he served on Gen. McClellan's staff during
the Peninsular and Maryland campaigns, and on the staff of Gen.
Burnside in the battles around Fredericksburg. He was made judge
advocate-general on Gen. Hooker's staff when that general succeeded
Burnside, and for his services and conduct was made brigadier-
general of volunteers, Nov. 29, 1862, and assistant adjutant-general
with the rank of major in 1863. He was assigned to special duty in the
war department and was assistant secretary to Secretary of War
Stanton, and afterwards to acting Secretaries Grant, Schofield and
Rawlins. He was promoted inspector-general with the rank of colonel
in 1864, and on March 13, 1865, was given the brevet ranks of
brigadier-general and major-general U. S. A. in recognition of
distinguished and faithful services. In 1866 Gen. Hardie was senior
member of the commission to inspect ordnance and ordnance stores
in forts and arsenals, and commissioner to audit the military claims of
Kansas, Montana, Dakota, California and Oregon. He died in
Washington, D. C., May 5, 1876.