Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana (1822 - 1905)

Born 15 Apr 1822 in Fort Sullivan, Eastport, Hancock, Maine

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Died 15 Jul 1905 at age 83 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire

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Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana was born to parents Nathaniel Giddings Dana and Mary Ann Langdon Harris on 15 APR 1822 in Fort Sullivan, Eastport, Hancock, Maine. He entered West Point at age 16, graduating in 1842. He married Susan Lewis Martin Sanford in June 1842 in St Louis, Missouri. He served as an officer in the 7th United States Infantry during the Mexican War, being so severely wounded at the Battle of Cerro Gordo that he had been left for dead. Continued to serve in the Army after his recovery up to his resignation in 1855. From then until the Civil War he was a successful banker in Minnesota. On October 2, 1861 he re-entered the Army, being appointed as Colonel and commander of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, which he led at the Union disaster at the Battle of Ball's Bluff, Virginia. In early 1862 he was promoted to Brigadier General, US Volunteers, and commanded a brigade in the II Corps during the Peninsular Campaign, and the Battles of Second Bull Run and Antietam. At the Battle of Antietam, while leading his brigade in the brutal fighting around the Dunker Church and in the West Woods, he was severely wounded and incapacitated from further field service. He returned to active duty in July 1863, having been promoted to Major General, US Volunteers in November while recuperating. He successively commanded the Department of Philadelphia, Union operations in the Texas Gulf Coast, Military Districts along the Mississippi and the XIII Corps, all of which were non-active Theatre of Operations. He resigned his commission in May 1865.

• Fact: Residence (1900) Washington city, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
• Fact: Burial (1905) Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States of America
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Birth: Apr. 15, 1822 Eastport Washington County Maine, USA

Death: Jul. 15, 1905 Portsmouth Rockingham County New Hampshire, USA

Civil War Union Major General. Graduated the United States Military Academy in 1842. Served as an officer in the 7th United States Infantry during the Mexican War, being so severely wounded at the Battle of Cerro Gordo that he had been left for dead. Continued to serve in the Army after his recovery up to his resignation in 1855. From then until the Civil War he was a successful banker in Minnesota. On October 2, 1861 he re-entered the Army, being appointed as Colonel and commander of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, which he led at the Union disaster at the Battle of Ball's Bluff, Virginia. In early 1862 he was promoted to Brigadier General, US Volunteers, and commanded a brigade in the II Corps during the Peninsular Campaign, and the Battles of Second Bull Run and Antietam. At the Battle of Antietam, while leading his brigade in the brutal fighting around the Dunker Church and in the West Woods, he was severely wounded and incapacitated from further field service. He returned to active duty in July 1863, having been promoted to Major General, US Volunteers in November while recuperating. He successively commanded the Department of Philadelphia, Union operations in the Texas Gulf Coast, Military Districts along the Mississippi and the XIII Corps, all of which were non-active Theatre of Operations. He resigned his commission in May 1865. (bio by: Russ)

Family links: Parents: Mary Ann Langdon Harris Peaslee (1801 - 1868)

Spouse: Susan Lewis Sandford Dana (1822 - 1904)*

Children: Mary Langdon Dana Tidball (1846 - 1904)* Charles Peaslee Dana (1849 - 1880)* Alfred Sandford Dana (1851 - 1901)*

Sibling: Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana (1822 - 1905) Julia Ann Dana Whipple (1829 - 1903)*

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Burial: Harmony Grove Cemetery Portsmouth Rockingham County New Hampshire, USA Plot: Section I, Lot 126

Maintained by: Find A Grave Record added: Feb 07, 2001 Find A Grave Memorial# 20150

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• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20150/napoleon-jackson_tecumseh-dana: accessed 15 October 2023), memorial page for MG Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana (15 Apr 1822–15 Jul 1905), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20150, citing Harmony Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 January 2021, 22:38), entry for Maj. Gen. Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:979J-VY6); contributed by various users.
• *Year: 1860; Census Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: M653_573; Page: 84; Family History Library Film: 803573
• Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Page: 34; Enumeration District: 0012
• U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959
• Minnesota, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1835-1890

Name N. T. Dana State MN County Mankahta County Township Fort Gaines Year 1849 Database MN 1849 Territorial Census Index