Joseph Eldridge Hamblin

Joseph Eldridge Hamblin (January 13, 1828 – July 3, 1870) was an American officer during the Civil War, who led a regiment and then a brigade in the Army of the Potomac.

Joseph Eldridge Hamblin
Born	January 13, 1828 Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Died	July 3, 1870 (aged 41–42)
Place of burial	Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service / branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Colonel Brevet Major General
Unit	5th New York Infantry
Commands	65th New York Infantry
Battles / wars	American Civil War
Other work	insurance broker

Biography

Hamblin, the son of Benjamin and Hannah (Sears) Hamblin, was born January 13, 1828, at Yarmouth, Massachusetts. He was an insurance broker at the outbreak of the war. Long a member of the 7th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, then the 7th Regiment of the New York militia, he enlisted in 1861 as adjutant in Duryea's Zouaves and served in Northern Virginia under Butler, McClellan, Meade, and Grant, and Sheridan in the 65th New York Infantry.

When Colonel Alexander Shaler became a general, Hamblin became regimental colonel in his place. He especially distinguished himself at the Battle of Cedar Creek, where he was wounded while leading a brigade of VI Corps. Hamblin was brevetted as a brigadier general and in 1865 promoted to full rank, with the brevet of major general for gallantry at Battle of Sailor's Creek.

After the war he was prominent in the New York National Guard and resumed work in the insurance business.

See also

• List of American Civil War generals (Union)

References

• Boatner, Mark Mayo, The Civil War Dictionary, New York: David McKy Company, 1988. ISBN 0-8129-1726-X

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)