Romeyn B. Ayres

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Romeyn B. Ayres was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership of infantry units in key late-war battles.

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Francis E. Patterson 1
Romeyn B. Ayres canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War officer ⓘ
Union Army general ⓘ
person ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
birthDate 1825-12-20 ⓘ
birthPlace East Creek, Montgomery County, New York ⓘ
New York ⓘ
buriedAt West Point Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath complications from diabetes ⓘ
commissionedInto 4th U.S. Artillery ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1888-12-04 ⓘ
deathPlace Brooklyn, New York ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn

Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, New York ⓘ
linked to: Fort Hamilton
educatedAt United States Military Academy ⓘ
familyName Ayres ⓘ
foughtIn Battle of Antietam ⓘ
Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Five Forks ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ⓘ
Battle of the Wilderness ⓘ
Overland Campaign ⓘ
Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
fullName Romeyn Beck Ayres ⓘ
givenName Romeyn ⓘ
graduationYear 1847 ⓘ
knownFor leadership of infantry units in late-war battles of the American Civil War ⓘ
militaryBranch Union Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank Brevet major general ⓘ
Brigadier general ⓘ
notableFor command of infantry divisions in the V Corps ⓘ
participatedIn American Civil War ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ
postwarActivity served in the Regular Army after the Civil War ⓘ
promotedTo brigadier general of volunteers ⓘ
promotionDate 1863-05-12 ⓘ
receivedTitle brevet brigadier general, U.S. Army ⓘ
brevet major general, U.S. Army ⓘ
brevet major general, U.S. Volunteers ⓘ
servedInUnit Regular Division of V Corps ⓘ
V Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ
spouse Emily Louis Gerry ⓘ

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Battle of White Oak Road → commander → Romeyn B. Ayres ⓘ
Robert Patterson → child → Francis E. Patterson ⓘ
linked to: Romeyn B. Ayres