SCAMMON, Eliakim Parker

Affiliation:  Union

Born: December 27 1816, Whitefield ME

Died: December 7 1894, New York NY

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1837, served in Topographical Engineers, Seminole war, Mexican war, survey duty, dismissed from the service in 1856 for disobedience and bad conduct, teacher.

War Service: June 1861 Col. of 23rd Ohio, Carnifix Ferry, commanded a brigade in the Dist of the Kanawha, commanded 1st Bde/Kanawha Divn/IX Corps at Antietam, October 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded Dist of Kanawha, captured by guerillas, released after 6 months, commanded Dist of Florida

Post War: US consul in Canada, professor at Seton Hall