History of Massena Springs, (Saint Lawrence County) New York United States of America

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Judson David Bingham, soldier, was born at Massena Springs, N.Y., May 16, 1831. Removing to Indiana he was appointed a military cadet to West Point, and was graduated from there in July, 1854, with the rank of 2d lieutenant of artillery. He was assigned to service at Fort Wood, New York, and in 1855 to Barrancas barracks, Florida. From March, 1856, to August, 1863, he was 1st lieutenant of artillery, served on the Coast Survey in the garrison at Fort Monroe, Virginia, and in 1859 was a member of the expedition to Harper's Ferry to suppress John Brown's raid. In 1860 he served on frontier duty at Fort Ridgely, Minn., and went on the expedition to Yellow Medicine. He was promoted to be assistant quartermaster in 1861, and from August of that year to February of the next he had charge of the train and supplies of General Banks's command in Maryland. In March, 1862, he was placed in charge of the quartermaster's depot at Nashville, Tenn. From January, 1863, to April, 1863, he was chief quartermaster of the 17th Army corps, and for the following four months of the army of the Tennessee, being present at Lake Providence and Milliken's Bend, La., and at the siege of Vicksburg. He also served in the expedition to Meridian, and in Sherman's march through Georgia. In March, 1865, he received the brevet ranks of major, lieutenant-colonel and colonel, and in April that of brigadier.general. From 1864 to 1866 he was inspector of the quartermaster's department, and in 1867 was made chief quartermaster of the department of the lakes. In 1875 he was made deputy quartermaster-general, and in 1883 colonel and assistant quartermaster-general. He was retired May 10, 1895.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Massena Springs, (Saint Lawrence County) New York

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