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General John G. Parke CDV of this very busy general back marked Alex.
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Parke, John Q. major-general, was born in Chester county,
Pa. Sept. 22, 1827. He entered the University of Pennsylvania,
but left at the end of his sophomore year and became a cadet at
the United States military academy, where he was graduated
second in his class, in 1849, and assigned to duty with the
topographical engineers. He was employed previous to the Civil
war on various important topographical surveys as chief
astronomer and surveyor, and was commissioned captain of
topographical engineers, Sept. 9, 1861. He was appointed
brigadier-general of volunteers on Nov. 23 and accompanied Gen.
Burnside on the expedition to North Carolina, where he was
engaged at Roanoke island, New Berne, and Fort Macon. For his
services at Fort Macon he was brevetted Lieutenant-colonel in
the regular army and promoted major-general of volunteers, to
date from July 18, 1862. He was engaged in the movement to
Newport News, Fredericksburg, and Washington, D. C., in 1862,
and was chief of staff to Gen. Burnside in the Maryland
campaign, where he was engaged at South mountain and Antietam
and in the pursuit of the enemy to Warrenton. When Burnside
became commander of the Army of the Potomac Gen. Parke
continued as his chief of staff and engaged in the battle of
Fredericksburg. He participated in the movement of the 9th
army corps into Kentucky, commanded it on the march to
Vicksburg where he arrived before the surrender; and in the
reoccupation of Jackson, Miss., he commanded the left wing of
Gen. Sherman's army and won the brevet of colonel for his
services there. He subsequently commanded the 9th army corps
in the Department of the Ohio during the East Tennessee
campaign, being engaged in the action at Blue springs, Oct. 1O,
1863 the defence of Knoxville, Nov. 17-Dec. 4, and in the
operations against Longstreet in Jan. and Feb., 1864. When
Gen. Burnside resumed command of the corps he accompanied him
as commander of a division in the march to Virginia and acted
as his chief of staff during the Wilderness and Spottsylvania
campaigns. He was on sick leave July-Aug., 1864, and on his
return to duty, the 9th corps having been made a part of the
Army of the Potomac, he resumed command of it and led in during
the Richmond campaign, engaging in the siege of Petersburg, the
combat at Peebles' farm, at Hatcher's run, and the assault on
Fort Stedman, being also present at the surrender of Lee's army
at Appomattox. On March 13, 1865, he was brevetted brigadier-
general and major-general in the regular establishment for
gallant and meritorious services at Knoxville and Fort Stedman.
His last service in the volunteer army was as commander of the
southern district of New York, and on Jan. 15, 1866, he was
honorably mustered out of the volunteer service. He had been
made major of engineers, June 14, 1864, and he was promoted
lieutenant-colonel, March 4, 1879, and colonel, March 17, 1884.
Gen. Parke was commandant at the United States military academy
from 1887 to 1889 and was retired at his own request July 2,
1889. He was the author of numerous technical reports. He
died in Washington, D. C., Dec. 15, 1900.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 8
Gardner photographer to the army of the Potomac, Washington, DC.
$195.00
Parke, John Q. major-general, was born in Chester county,
Pa. Sept. 22, 1827. He entered the University of Pennsylvania,
but left at the end of his sophomore year and became a cadet at
the United States military academy, where he was graduated
second in his class, in 1849, and assigned to duty with the
topographical engineers. He was employed previous to the Civil
war on various important topographical surveys as chief
astronomer and surveyor, and was commissioned captain of
topographical engineers, Sept. 9, 1861. He was appointed
brigadier-general of volunteers on Nov. 23 and accompanied Gen.
Burnside on the expedition to North Carolina, where he was
engaged at Roanoke island, New Berne, and Fort Macon. For his
services at Fort Macon he was brevetted Lieutenant-colonel in
the regular army and promoted major-general of volunteers, to
date from July 18, 1862. He was engaged in the movement to
Newport News, Fredericksburg, and Washington, D. C., in 1862,
and was chief of staff to Gen. Burnside in the Maryland
campaign, where he was engaged at South mountain and Antietam
and in the pursuit of the enemy to Warrenton. When Burnside
became commander of the Army of the Potomac Gen. Parke
continued as his chief of staff and engaged in the battle of
Fredericksburg. He participated in the movement of the 9th
army corps into Kentucky, commanded it on the march to
Vicksburg where he arrived before the surrender; and in the
reoccupation of Jackson, Miss., he commanded the left wing of
Gen. Sherman's army and won the brevet of colonel for his
services there. He subsequently commanded the 9th army corps
in the Department of the Ohio during the East Tennessee
campaign, being engaged in the action at Blue springs, Oct. 1O,
1863 the defence of Knoxville, Nov. 17-Dec. 4, and in the
operations against Longstreet in Jan. and Feb., 1864. When
Gen. Burnside resumed command of the corps he accompanied him
as commander of a division in the march to Virginia and acted
as his chief of staff during the Wilderness and Spottsylvania
campaigns. He was on sick leave July-Aug., 1864, and on his
return to duty, the 9th corps having been made a part of the
Army of the Potomac, he resumed command of it and led in during
the Richmond campaign, engaging in the siege of Petersburg, the
combat at Peebles' farm, at Hatcher's run, and the assault on
Fort Stedman, being also present at the surrender of Lee's army
at Appomattox. On March 13, 1865, he was brevetted brigadier-
general and major-general in the regular establishment for
gallant and meritorious services at Knoxville and Fort Stedman.
His last service in the volunteer army was as commander of the
southern district of New York, and on Jan. 15, 1866, he was
honorably mustered out of the volunteer service. He had been
made major of engineers, June 14, 1864, and he was promoted
lieutenant-colonel, March 4, 1879, and colonel, March 17, 1884.
Gen. Parke was commandant at the United States military academy
from 1887 to 1889 and was retired at his own request July 2,
1889. He was the author of numerous technical reports. He
died in Washington, D. C., Dec. 15, 1900.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 8
