Bradley Winslow: Difference between revisions
== Childhood and early career ==
== Childhood and early career ==
Winslow’s ancestors were English pioneers. One such ancestor was [[Kenelm Winslow]], a pilgrim who traveled to [[Plymouth, Massachusetts]], in 1629.{{sfn|Oakes|1905|p=297}}
Winslow’s ancestors were English pioneers. One such ancestor was [[Kenelm Winslow]], a pilgrim who traveled to [[Plymouth, Massachusetts]], in 1629.{{sfn|Oakes|1905|p=}}
Bradley Winslow was born on August 1, 1831, on the farm of his father, [[John Winslow (politician)|John Winslow]] in the town of [[Watertown (town), New York|Watertown, New York]] {{Approx|2.75 miles}} away from the city of [[Watertown, New York|Watertown]].{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=201}}{{Sfn|Emerson|1898|p=165}} Winslow attended schools in the [[Watertown City School District]] as a boy.{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=201}}{{Sfn|Matthews|1898|p=103}} Winslow’s mother died when he was 14 years old,{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=203}} and on March 21, 1847, Winslow began living with his uncle, [[Willard Ives]].{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=203}} Winslow began attending [[Cazenovia College]] {{circa|December 1, 1847}},{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=202}} and in 1850 and 1851, he studied at [[Falley Seminary]].{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=202}}{{sfn|Oakes|1905|p=295}} From 1852 to 1853, Winslow studied at [[Wyoming Seminary]].{{Sfn|Haddock|1894|p=81}}
Bradley Winslow was born on August 1, 1831, on the farm of his father, [[John Winslow (politician)|John Winslow]] in the town of [[Watertown (town), New York|Watertown, New York]] {{Approx|2.75 miles}} away from the city of [[Watertown, New York|Watertown]].{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=201}}{{Sfn|Emerson|1898|p=165}} Winslow attended schools in the [[Watertown City School District]] as a boy.{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=201}}{{Sfn|Matthews|1898|p=103}} Winslow’s mother died when he was 14 years old,{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=203}} and on March 21, 1847, Winslow began living with his uncle, [[Willard Ives]].{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=203}} Winslow began attending [[Cazenovia College]] {{circa|December 1, 1847}},{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=202}} and in 1850 and 1851, he studied at [[Falley Seminary]].{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=202}}{{sfn|Oakes|1905|p=295}} From 1852 to 1853, Winslow studied at [[Wyoming Seminary]].{{Sfn|Haddock|1894|p=81}}
== Military career ==
== Military career ==
[[File:Bradley Winslow as Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers, circa 1865.jpg|thumb|Winslow during his time as Brigadier General of US Volunteers in 1865|alt=Winslow, aged 34, wearing a military uniform with slicked hair]]
[[File:Bradley Winslow as Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers, circa 1865.jpg|thumb|Winslow during his time as Brigadier General of US Volunteers in 1865|alt=Winslow, aged 34, wearing a military uniform with slicked hair]]
The American Civil War broke out in 1861. When it started, Winslow resigned as district attorney and volunteered to become a [[First lieutenant]] in the Black River Corps, a Union Army military organization in Watertown, on May 13, 1861.{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=203}}{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=202}} Winslow was mustered in to Company A of the [[35th New York Infantry Regiment]] on June 11, 1861, as [[captain]].{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=202}} Winslow was promoted to lieutenant colonel on August 31, 1861.{{Sfn|Emerson|1898|p=168}} On October 26, 1861, Winslow and his regiment captured Lieutenant H. J. Siegal’s Cavalry near [[Falls Church, Virginia]].{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=68}}
The American Civil War broke out in 1861. When it started, Winslow resigned as district attorney and volunteered to become a [[First lieutenant]] in the Black River Corps, a in Watertown, on May 13, 1861.{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=203}}{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=202}} Winslow was mustered in to Company A of the [[35th New York Infantry Regiment]] on June 11, 1861, as [[captain]].{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=202}} Winslow was promoted to lieutenant colonel on August 31, 1861.{{Sfn|Emerson|1898|p=}}
In August 1862, Winslow fought in the Northern Virginia campaign, and assisted General [[Nathaniel P. Banks]] during the enemy retreat in the [[Battle of Cedar Mountain]] on August 11, 1862,{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=203}} as well as commanding his regiment in the [[First Battle of Rappahannock Station]] on August 23, 1862.{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=203}} From August 28 to 30, 1862, Winslow fought in the [[Second Battle of Bull Run]].{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=203}} While fighting in the Northern Virginia campaign, Winslow contracted typhoid fever, and he resigned from the Union Army on December 18, 1862, and received an [[honorable discharge]].{{Sfn|Durant|Pierce|1878|p=203}} In 1864, president Abraham Lincoln called for 500,000 men to join the Union Army, and Winslow rejoined…