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Home Town Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Last Address Medford, Massachusetts
Date of Passing Jul 26, 1871
Location of Interment Mount Auburn Cemetery - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Wall/Plot Coordinates Plot: Indian Ridge Path, Lot 4124
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Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the start of the Civil War, he accepted an appointment as Major in the 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiment, commanded by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. During the assault on July 18, 1863, at the Confederate's Fort Wagner, Major Hallowell commanded the left wing with half of the regiment directly behind Colonel Shaw's right wing. He was severely wounded, Colonel Shaw was killed and half the regiment loss. After he recuperated he returned as Colonel to command the 54th for the rest of the war. For distinguished service, he was brevetted Brigadier General of US Volunteers. After the war, he was a merchant in Medford, Massachusetts, until his death.
Civil War/Peninsula Campaign (1862)/Seven Days Battles June 25 to July 1 1862
From Month/Year
June / 1862
To Month/Year
July / 1862
Description The second phase of the Peninsula Campaign took a negative turn for the Union when Lee launched fierce counterattacks just east of Richmond in the Seven Days Battles, a series of six major battles over the seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862.
