BROOKE, John Rutter

Affiliation:  Union

Born: July 21 1838, Montgomery Cty PA

Died: September 5 1926, Philadelphia PA

Pre-War Profession: Student.

War Service: April 1861 Capt. in 4th Pennsylvania, Col. of 53rd Pennsylvania, Peninsula campaign, commanded 3rd Bde/1st Divn/II Corps at Antietam, Fredericksburg, commanded 4th Bde/1st Divn/II Corps at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg (w), Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor (w), May 1864 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, court martial duty.

Post War:  Army service, rising to Maj. Gen., Spanish-American War, retired 1902.