Joseph Messer Clough

Joseph Messer Clough (1828 – May 1919) was a Union Army brevet brigadier general during the American Civil War. He attended Norwich University in Vermont. Clough led the City Guard of Manchester, New Hampshire, and was a member of the City Guard at Lowell, Massachusetts.

On April 26, 1861, he enlisted as a private with the 1st New Hampshire Volunteers and was soon appointed a lieutenant. Clough later served as a captain for the 4th New Hampshire Infantry. On July 30, 1864, he was wounded in the mine explosion at Petersburg, Virginia. Around August 1864, he became a lieutenant colonel with the 10th New Hampshire Infantry. In March 1865, he was wounded at Fort Stedman.[1]

He received his appointment as brevet brigadier general dated to March 13, 1865.[2] In 1909, he was appointed to the rank of major general by Governor Henry B. Quinby.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Identified 1890's Officer's Campaign Hat With Bullion Officer's Hat Cord...". Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  2. ↑ The Photographic History of the Civil War: Three Volumes in One. New York: Random House Value Publishing, Inc. 1983. p. 308. 0-517-20155-0.
  3. ↑ "Identified 1890's Officer's Campaign Hat With Bullion Officer's Hat Cord...". Retrieved 2012-04-30.

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