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Brig. Gen. Joseph Bailey

Born 6 May 1825 in Pennsville, Morgan, Ohio, United States

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Mary (Spaulding) Bailey — married [date unknown] in Wisconsin

Descendants

Father of Hattie Bailey, Edward Arthur Bailey, Ellen Bailey, Jabe W. Bailey and Porter Bailey

Died 21 Mar 1867 at age 41 in Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States

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Brig. Gen. Joseph Bailey served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 4th Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment

Joseph Bailey was killed in the Line of Duty.
End of Watch: 21 Mar 1867

Bailey was born near the town of Pennsville in Morgan County, Ohio. He earned a civil engineering degree at the University of Illinois, then moved to Wisconsin and became a civil engineer and lumberman. Bailey entered the Union Army at the beginning of the war as captain of Company D of the 4th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment. He served as part of Major General Benjamin F. Butler's Army of the Gulf, which occupied New Orleans after Admiral David Farragut captured the city in April 1862. Bailey was named acting chief engineer for the city of New Orleans shortly after its occupation. Promoted to major in May 1863, Bailey contributed to the Union Army's engineering activities in support of the Siege of Port Hudson. In August 1863, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel when the regiment was redesignated as the 4th Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment .Bailey's engineering skills during Major General Nathaniel P. Banks' ill-fated 1864 Red River Campaign are considered the reason the campaign did not result in the loss of the entire 30,000-man Army of the Gulf. Bailey suggested building a winged dam, similar to those he had built as a Wisconsin lumberman. The dam, Bailey argued, would raise the level of the river. When it was high enough to carry Porter's fleet over the falls, Bailey would blow up the dam, and the fleet would be saved. For ten days, 10,000 troops worked feverishly on both banks of the River to build the dam. Finally, on May 10, 1864, the river rose, the dam was broken, and the fleet floated past. Porter's fleet and Banks' army were saved. A grateful United States Congress voted Bailey the Thanks of Congress, making him only one of fifteen men to receive such an honor during the Civil War. Joseph Bailey survived the war by less than two years. In October 1865, he moved with his wife and children to Vernon County, Missouri, where he was elected sheriff. He was shot and killed on March 21, 1867 near Nevada, Missouri by two brothers he had arrested (but failed to disarm) for stealing a hog. Despite a $3,000 reward, the killers, former bushwhackers Lewis and Perry Pixley, were never brought to justice. A third suspect was lynched. Later William McWaters also fell under suspicion for Bailey's murder, but managed to escape the posse sent to arrest him. A monument to his memory stands in Malta, Ohio, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Marriage: Name: Joseph Bailey Gender: Male Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1846 Marriage Place: Carroll County, Illinois, Spouse Name: Mary Spaulding Spouse Gender: Female ^[1]

Will/ Estate: Joseph Bailey died intestate Probate Date: 15 Apr 1867- admin to Mary Bailey. Probate Place: Vernon, Missouri, USA ^[2]

Joseph Bailey

Residence Kilbourn City WI; 35 years old.

Enlisted on 4/17/1861 as a Captain.

On 4/24/1861 he was commissioned into "D" Co. WI 4th Cavalry

He was discharged for promotion on 11/10/1864

On 11/10/1864 he was commissioned into

US Volunteers General Staff

He Resigned on 7/7/1865

Promotions:

Major 3/17/1863
Lt Colonel 6/3/1863
Colonel 5/24/1864
Brig-General 6/7/1864 by Brevet (For distinguished & meritorious services)
Brig-General 11/10/1864
Major-Gen 3/13/1865 by Brevet (For Red River Campaign)

Intra Regimental Company Transfers:

3/17/1863 from company D to Field & Staff

Other Information:

born 5/6/1825 in Pennsville, OH
died 3/21/1867 in Nevada, MO
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon Co., KS
(Sheriff Vernon Co., MO. Married Mary Spaulding (1825-1891).
- Ch: Jabez W. (1857-1914))
After the War he lived in Nevada, MO ^[3]