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1161??..(Born
Pa.)
Samuel B. Hayman
(Ap?d Pa.)????51
Military
History. ? Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1838, to July 1, 1842,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 1st
Infantry, July 1, 1842.
Served: in
garrison at Ft. Winnebago, Wis., 1842-44, -- Ft. Wood, La., 1844,
(Second Lieut., 7th
Infantry, July 21, 1844)
Baton Rouge, La., 1844-45,
-- and Ft. McRee, Fla., 1845; in Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; in
the War with Mexico, 1846, being engaged in the Defense of Ft. Brown, May
3-9, 1846; on Recruiting service, 1846-47; in the War with Mexico, 1847-48,
being
(First Lieut., 7th
Infantry, Feb. 16, 1847)
engaged in the Skirmish of
Pso de Ovejas, -- Battle of Contreras, Aug. 19-20, 1847, -- Battle of
Churubusco, Aug. 20, 1847, -- Battle of Molino del Rey, Sep. 8, 1847, -- and
Assault and Capture of the City of Mexico, Sep. 13-14, 1847; in garrison at
Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1848; on Recruiting service, 1848-50; on frontier
duty at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1850-51, -- Ft. Towson, I. T., 1851-54, --
and Ft. Arbuckle, I. T., 1854-56, 1856-58; in garrison at Jefferson
Barracks, Mo., 1858; on
(Captain, 7th
Infantry, Mar. 3, 1855)
frontier duty in Utah
Expedition, 1858-60, -- March to New Mexico, 1860, -- and Ft. Buchanan, N.
M., 1860; on leave of absence, 1860-61; and in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N.
Y., 1861.
Serviced during
the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861-66; in the Defenses of
Washington, D. C., Sep. 28, 1861, to Mar. 17, 1862; in the
(Colonel, 37th
N. Y. Volunteers, Sep. 28, 1861)
Virginia Peninsular
Campaign (Army of the Potomac), Mar. to Aug., 1862, being engaged in the
Siege of Yorktown, Apr. 5 to May 4, 1862, -- Battle of Williamsburg, May 5,
1862, -- Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31-June 1, 1862, -- Skirmish on picket
line, near Richmond, June 25, 1862, -- Battle of Glendale, June 30, 1862, --
Battle of Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862, -- and Skirmish at Harrison?s Landing,
July 2, 1862; in the Northern Virginia Campaign, Aug.-Sep., 1862, being
engaged in the Battle of Manassas, Aug. 30, 1862, -- and Battle of
Chantilly, Sep. 1, 1862; in the Rappahannock Camptain (Army of the Potomac),
Dec. 1862, to May, 1863, being engaged in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec.
13, 1862, -- and Battle of Chancellorsville, commanding Brigade, May 2-4,
1863; in the
(Major, 10th
Infantry, Jan. 21, 1863)
(Bvt. Lieut.-Colonel, May
3, 1863, for Gallant and
Meritorious Services at
the Battle of Chancellorsville, Va.)
Operation in Central
Virginia (Army of the Potomac), being engaged in the Skirmish
(Mustered out of Volunteer Service, June 22,
1863)
at Wapping Heights, July
24, 1863, while pursuing the enemy to Warrenton, -- Skirmish near Auburn,
Oct. 13, 1863, -- and on the Mine Run Expedition, as Inspector-General of 3d
Army Corps, participating in the Skirmishes at Kelly?s Ford, Nov. 26, 1863,
and at Mine Run, Nov. 30, 1863; in the Richmond Campaign (Army of the
Potomac), Apr. 26 to May 6, 1864, in command of 10th U. S.
Infantry, being engaged in the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-6, where he
was wounded;
(Bvt. Colonel, May 6, 1864, for Gallant and
Meritorious Service at the Battle of the Wilderness, Va.)
on sick leave of absence,
disabled by wound, May 6 to July 11, 1864; in Defense of Ft. Stevens,
Washington, D. C., July 11-12, 1864; on Inspection duty; as Mustering and
Disbursing Officer at Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 13, 1864, to Apr. 10, 1865;
as Acting Asst. Provost Marshal General,
(Bvt. Brig.-General, U. S.
Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865, for
Gallant Services at the
Battle of Fair Oaks, Va.)
Superintendent of
Volunteer Recruiting Service, and Chief Mustering and Disbursing Officer, at
Elmiara, N. Y., Apr. 10, 1865, to Jan. 12, 1866; and in garrison at
Jefferson Barracks, Mo., Feb. to Apr. 1, 1866, -- Ft. Snelling, Min.,
Apr.-May, 1866.
Served: in
command of Ft. Wadsworth, Dak., May 18, 1866 to
(Lieut.-Colonel, 17th
Infantry, Sep. 5, 1867)
Oct. 20, 1867; on leave of
absence, Nov. 3, 1867, to Apr. 27, 1868; in command of regiment, Apr. 27,
1868, to June 3, 1869, -- of Ft. Griffin, Tex., June 2, 1868, to Mar. 30,
1869, -- Camp Grant, Va., May 5 to June 1, 1869, -- Lynchburg, Va., June 10,
1869, to Feb., 1870, -- Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 15 to Apr. 24, 1870, -- Grand
River Agency, Dak., to Oct. 1870, -- and Ft. Stevenson, Dak., to Oct. 9,
1871; on leave of absence to June 19, 1872; and in command of Ft. Rice, Dak.,
to July 21, 1872.
Retired from Active
Service, July 1, 1872,
On his own Application,
After 30 Consecutive Years of Service.
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