Rufus Daggett (October 6, 1837 – February 9, 1912) was a Union Army officer during the

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. On February 18, 1865,

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nominated Daggett for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from January 15, 1865, and the

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confirmed the appointment on March 3, 1865. Born in New Berlin, New York on October 6, 1837, Daggett first served in the Union Army as a

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with the

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from May 17, 1861, until he was mustered out of the volunteers on December 4, 1861.Eicher, 2001, p. 197. He returned to the army and was appointed

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, August 20, 1862, lieutenant colonel, September 5, 1863, and

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, August 12, 1864, of the 117th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He commanded a brigade in the

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from September 17, 1864, to September 29, 1864, when he was wounded in fighting at Fort Gilmer, Virginia during the Battle of Chaffin's Farm and New Market Heights. He returned to service as a brevet brigadier general to lead brigades in the XXIV Corps (Union Army) from January 15, 1865, to March 13, 1865, and the X Corps (Union Army) in the

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from March 27, 1865, to May 13, 1865, and a division in the X Corps from May 13, 1865, to June 8, 1865, when he was mustered out of the volunteers. After the war, he ran a clothing business and later a hardware store. In 1900, he returned to Utica and was appointed postmaster. He had been a Republican. Rufus Daggett died February 12, 1912, at Utica, New York. He was interred at New Forest Cemetery in Utica.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Daggett, Rufus 1837 births 1912 deaths Union army colonels People of New York (state) in the American Civil War New York (state) postmasters Military personnel from Utica, New York

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