Jonathan Baker Moore (March 16, 1825 – February 8, 1889) was an American businessman, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Grant County, and was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.
Jonathan B. Moore | |
|---|---|
| Sheriff of Grant County, Wisconsin | |
| In office January 7, 1861 – January 5, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | William H. Foster |
| Succeeded by | N. Goodenough |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Grant 3rd district | |
| In office January 2, 1860 – January 7, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Jesse Waldorf |
| Succeeded by | Hanmer Robbins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 16, 1825 Posey County, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | February 8, 1889 (aged 63) Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Christiana Wiley (died 1898) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Volunteers Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1865 |
| Rank |
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| Commands | 33rd Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Biography
editMoore was born on March 16, 1825, in Posey County, Indiana. In 1837, he and his family moved to Muscoda, Wisconsin.[1] Moore died of a stroke on February 8, 1889, in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and is buried in Lancaster, Wisconsin. His entire estate was left to his wife, Christiana.
Political career
editMoore was Constable of Platteville, Wisconsin, from 1849 to 1852 and Clerk of Platteville in 1853. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1860 as a Republican[2] and as Sheriff of Grant County, Wisconsin, in 1861.
Military career
editDuring the Civil War, Moore was appointed colonel of the Union Army's 33rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment on October 18, 1862.[3] He and the regiment later took part in the Red River Campaign, the Vicksburg Campaign, the Battle of Tupelo, the Battle of Atlanta, the Battle of Nashville, and the Battle of Spanish Fort. Moore was mustered out of the volunteers on August 9, 1865.[3] On February 18, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln nominated Moore for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from that date, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 3, 1865.[4] On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Moore for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March 26, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "General Jonathan B. Moore" (PDF). 33d Regiment - Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ "Election in Grant County". The Daily Milwaukee News. November 17, 1859. p. 1. Retrieved June 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3. p. 395.
- ^ a b Eicher, 2001, p. 753.
- ^ Eicher lists both brevet confirmations on page 753 but only the second one on page 395. Precedent had established that an officer could only receive a brevet appointment once to the same grade. Eicher does not explain the unusual, if not unique, second nomination and confirmation to the same grade in the same force (volunteers). It presumably would have been unnecessary unless a defect existed in the first appointment or would have served no purpose if an earlier appointment had been properly made and confirmed.
