About John B. Dennis
Lived 1835 – 1894 (aged 59). John B. Dennis was an American military officer.
John Benjamin Dennis (May 23, 1835 – December 26, 1894) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War who was subsequently appointed a brevet brigadier general. He was a metal worker before the war. At the beginning of the war, he served as a private with the 6th Massachusetts Militia. He later served as a captain in the 7th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was severely wounded at the Battle of Pocotaligo in South Carolina. He was later captured at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, on June 2, 1864.
After his release, he was appointed major and additional paymaster on January 25, 1865.
After the war, Dennis was a lawyer and Internal Revenue Service official.
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Who was John B. Dennis?
Union Army general
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John B. Dennis was born on 23 May 1835 in Norwich.
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John B. Dennis died on 26 December 1894 in Melrose.
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John B. Dennis was a military officer.
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John B. Dennis was American.
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