Joshua Woodrow Sill

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Joshua Woodrow Sill was a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership and death at the Battle of Stones River.

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instanceOf Union Army general
person
allegiance United States of America
appointedRank colonel of volunteers
birthDate 1831-12-06
birthPlace Chillicothe, Ohio, United States
linked to: Chillicothe, Ohio
burialPlace Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio, United States
causeOfDeath killed in battle by gunfire
classRankAtGraduation third in his class
commanded 33rd Ohio Infantry Regiment
brigade in the Army of the Cumberland
commissionedAs brevet second lieutenant
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBattleOfStonesRiver 1862-12-31
deathDate 1862-12-31
education United States Military Academy
era 19th century
familyName Sill
fullName Joshua Woodrow Sill
givenName Joshua
graduationYear 1853
hasNamesake Fort Sill
linked to: Fort Sill, Oklahoma
honoredBy naming of Fort Sill in Oklahoma
killedInAction Battle of Stones River
memberOf United States Army
middleName Woodrow
militaryBranch Union Army
militaryRank brigadier general
notableFor death at the Battle of Stones River
leadership in the American Civil War
occupation civil engineer
placeOfDeath near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
positionHeld instructor at the United States Military Academy
preWarRole military educator
ordnance officer
promotedTo brigadier general of volunteers
promotionDate 1862-07-16
resignationYear 1860
resignedFrom United States Army
returnedToServiceIn 1861
servedIn Ordnance Department of the United States Army
servedUnder Major General William S. Rosecrans
linked to: William Rosecrans
serviceNumberOfYears approximately 11 years regular army service before Civil War
sideInWar Union
taughtAt United States Military Academy

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Joshua W. Sill fullName Joshua Woodrow Sill
Joshua Woodrow Sill fullName Joshua Woodrow Sill