Adrian R. Root
| Adrian R. Root | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 6, 1832 Buffalo, New York |
| Died |
June 4, 1899 (aged 67) Buffalo, New York |
| Buried at | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |
Colonel Brevet Major General |
| Commands held |
94th New York Volunteer Infantry 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, I Corps, Army of the Potomac Camp Parole |
| Battles/wars |
Battle of Cedar Mountain Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg |
| Other work | Warehouse executive, newspaper editor |
Adrian Rowe Root (May 6, 1832 – June 4, 1899) was an American commission merchant, warehouse executive, newspaper editor and military officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served as colonel of the 94th New York Volunteer Infantry and commanded a brigade at the Battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, a parole camp at Annapolis, Maryland in 1864–1865 and a brigade from May 13, 1865 to June 23, 1865. He was appointed brevet brigadier general of volunteers at the end of the war and was confirmed brevet major general of volunteers on March 12, 1866.
Background
Adrian Root was born in Buffalo, New York on May 6, 1832.[1][2] Root was a commission merchant before the Civil War.[1][2]
American Civil War
Root enlisted in the Union Army at the beginning of the war and, on May 20, 1861, he was appointed lieutenant colonel of the 21st New York Volunteer Infantry, nicknamed the "1st Buffalo Regiment" because it was the first regiment mustered into the Union Army from Buffalo, New York.[1][3] The 21st New York Infantry Regiment served in northern Virginia but engaged in no major actions during Root's service with that regiment.[3]
On May 2, 1862, Root was commissioned colonel of the 94th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment.[1][2][3] Root fought with his regiment at the Battle of Cedar Mountain on August 9, 1862 and fought and was wounded at the Second Battle of Bull Run on August 30, 1862.[1] On November 15, 1865, he returned to duty to command the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, I Corps of the Army of the Potomac until May 11, 1863 when he resumed command of his regiment.[1] As brigade commander, he commanded the brigade at the Battle of Fredericksburg and the Battle of Chancellorsville.[1]
Root returned to command the brigade on July 1, 1863, the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg,[1] after two other brigade commanders were wounded.[3] Root also was soon wounded and captured.[1] He was exchanged at Annapolis, Maryland in 1864.[1] Thereafter he was appointed commander of Camp Parole at Annapolis.[3]
On March 2, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln nominated Root for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 2, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 9, 1865.[4]
Post–war
After the close of hostilities, from May 13, 1865 to June 23, 1865, Root commanded the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, V Corps of the Army of the Potomac.[1] Root was mustered out of the U.S. volunteers on July 18, 1865.[1]
On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Root for appointment to the grade of brevet major general of volunteers, for faithful and meritorious service during the war, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the U. S. Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866.[2][5]
After the war, Root was a warehouse executive and newspaper editor at Buffalo, New York.[1][2] Adrian R. Root died at Buffalo, New York on June 4, 1899.[1][2] He is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York.[1][2]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1. p. 461.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hunt, Roger D. and Brown, Jack R., Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue. Olde Soldier Books, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD, 1990. ISBN 1-56013-002-4. p. 520.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4. p. 553.
- ↑ Eicher, 2001, p. 756.
- ↑ Eicher, 2001, p. 714.
References
- Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- Hunt, Roger D. and Brown, Jack R., Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue. Olde Soldier Books, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD, 1990. ISBN 1-56013-002-4.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.