EGAN, Thomas Wilberforce

Affiliation:  Union

Born: June 14 1834, Watervliet NY

Died: February 24 1887, New York NY

Pre-War Profession: Prior to the War little is known about Egan, and he did not acquire professional military experience before the Civil War

War Service: 1861 enlisted in 40th New York, July 1861 Lt. Col., Peninsula campaign, Seven Pines, June 1862 Col., commanded 1st Bde/1st Divn/III Corps at Chancellorsville, commanded the 40th at Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, commanded 1st Bde/3rd Divn/II Corps at Cold Harbor, commanded 1st Bde/2nd Divn/II Corps in Petersburg campaign (w), September 1864 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 3rd Provisional Divn in the Army of the Shenandoah

Post War: Customs official