Brig Gen
Truman
Seymour
Born in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Louisa (Weir) Seymour
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 67
in Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Apr 2019
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Biography
Truman Seymour was born in 1824 in Burlington, Vermont.
Military Service
During the American Civil War, he rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the Union Army.
- [Seymour] was "a strong proslavery man, against arming negroes," and was actively working against abolitionist General Rufus Saxton, the department's military governor. Seymour had "set himself against Saxton's work and [did] all that he could to thwart it," [...][1]
Death
He passed away in 1891 and is buried at Cimitero Evangelico degli Allori in Florence, Italy.
Sources
- Egerton, Douglas R. Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America. New York: Basic Books, 2016.
- Massachusetts Historical Society. "John A. Andrews Papers." 3 July 1863. Letter from Edward Pierce to Governor Andrew.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #5885811
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