Arthur Forrester Devereux

(1838 - 1906)
Home State: Massachusetts
Command Billet: Regimental Lt Colonel
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 19th Massachusetts Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
He was Captain, Company J (Salem Zouaves), of the 3-month 8th Massachusetts Infantry until August 1861, when he was appointed Lt Colonel of the 19th Infantry.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was in command of the Regiment after Col Hinks fell wounded on the 17th, but was ill, and soon left command to the senior captain, H.G.O. Weymouth, who wrote the after-action report.

The remainder of the War:
He was promoted to Colonel 1 May 1963, and was in command of the Regiment at Gettysburg (July 1863). He resigned from the service 27 February 1864 to "establish himself in business in Baltimore."

References, Sources, and other notes:
Source: Heitman, Francis Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army 1789-1903, Washington, US Government Printing Office, 1903.

Burial Place: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

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