william, stoughton, william, lewis, stoughton, march, 1827, june, 1888, politician, soldier, from, state, michigan, served, united, states, congress, well, serving, officer, brigade, commander, union, army, during, american, civil, born, 1827, march, 1827bango. William Lewis Stoughton March 20 1827 June 6 1888 was a politician and soldier from U S state of Michigan who served in the United States Congress as well as serving as an officer and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War William L StoughtonBorn 1827 03 20 March 20 1827Bangor New York U S DiedJune 6 1888 1888 06 06 aged 61 Sturgis Michigan U S Place of burialOaklawn CemeterySturgis MichiganAllegianceUnited States of AmericaUnionService wbr branchUnited States ArmyUnion ArmyYears of service1861 1864RankColonel Brevet Major GeneralCommands held11th Michigan Infantry Regiment2nd Brigade 2nd Division XIV Corps Army of the CumberlandBattles warsAmerican Civil War Battle of Stones River Battle of Chickamauga Battle of ChattanoogaOther workUnited States CongressmanlawyerSignature Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksBiography editStoughton was born in Bangor New York He attended Kirtland Painesville and Madison Academies in Lake County Ohio He studied law in Ohio Indiana and Michigan from 1849 to 1851 when he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Sturgis Michigan Stoughton was a prosecuting attorney of St Joseph County from 1855 to 1859 and a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention He was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as United States District Attorney for the District of Michigan in March 1861 but resigned a few months later to enter the Union Army following the outbreak of the Civil War He served as colonel of the 11th Michigan Infantry Stoughton commanded the 2nd Brigade 1st Division of the XIV Corps of the Army of the Cumberland at the Battle of Chattanooga He resigned in August 1864 because of ill health and resumed the practice of his profession in Sturgis Michigan in 1865 On February 28 1867 President Andrew Johnson nominated Stoughton for appointment to the grade of brevet major general of volunteers to rank from March 13 1865 and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 2 1867 1 In 1867 Stoughton became a member of the Michigan State Constitutional convention and served as Michigan Attorney General from 1867 to 1868 He was elected as a Republican from Michigan s 2nd congressional district to the 41st and 42nd Congresses serving from March 4 1869 to March 3 1873 He returned to the practice of law in 1874 William L Stoughton died in Sturgis and was interred in Oak Lawn Cemetery See also edit nbsp American Civil War portal11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment List of American Civil War brevet generals Union Notes edit Eicher John H and David J Eicher Civil War High Commands Stanford Stanford University Press 2001 ISBN 978 0 8047 3641 1 p 715 References editUnited States Congress William L Stoughton id S000979 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008 10 19 The Political Graveyard Eicher John H and David J Eicher Civil War High Commands Stanford Stanford University Press 2001 ISBN 978 0 8047 3641 1 External links edit William L Stoughton Find a Grave Retrieved October 19 2008 Legal officesPreceded byAlbert Williams Michigan Attorney General1867 1868 Succeeded byDwight MayU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byCharles Upson United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Michigan1869 1873 Succeeded byHenry Waldron Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William L Stoughton amp oldid 1171981099, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
