Identifier: newyorkstatesprov2harr (find matches)
Title: New York State's prominent and progressive men : an encyclopaedia of contemporaneous biography
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Harrison, Mitchell Charles, 1870-
Subjects: Civic leaders
Publisher: (New York) : New York Tribune
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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la his family, who had opposed his going to thewar, secured from the Secretary of War an honorable dischargefrom the service. He refused it, and remained in active serviceuntil the last detachment of United States troops departed fromthe City of Mexico. After his discharge from the army, he engaged in manufactur-ing pursuits, devoting his spare hours to horticulture, in whichfield he soon attained distinction. He was chosen brigadier-general of the Eighteenth Division of the State Militia of Penn-sylvania. He was one of the most zealous advocates of the im-provement of the militia, and his influence and efforts to betterits organization and equipment were most effective. Anticipat-ing the Civil War, in December, 1860, he formally offered theservices of his division to the State authorities. On April 18,1861, Governor Curtin authorized him to organize and equip abrigade of volunteers in western Pennsylvania. Within tendays he organized, clothed, and equipped two full regiments, and 248
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JAMES SCOTT NEGLEY 249 accompanied the third to the capital. He joined the corps ofGeneral Patterson, and remained with it during the Shenandoahcampaign. General Patterson was strongly urged by GeneralNegley to allow him to cut the Confederate lines of communica-tion between Winchester and Bull Run. General Patterson ac-cepted his suggestion, but through some mysterious influence hisorders were countermanded. This grave error of judgment becameresponsible for the defeat of the United States forces at Bull Run. After his three months service, General Negley was re-commis-sioned brigadier-general. In the autumn of 1861 he wasordered to Pittsburg, and then directed to proceed to Louisvilleto reinforce General Sherman. Within six days he engaged aflotilla of six steamboats, fitted them out with stores, embarkedhis entire command, and hastened to Louisville, arriving at acritical juncture. When General Don Carlos Buell supersededGeneral Sherman, General Negleys brigade formed part of hisad

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