Jesse Gove Military person

Jesse Augustus Gove (December 5, 1824 – June 27, 1862) was an American soldier and lawyer, noteworthy for his military career and his role as a colonel in the American Civil War. After graduating from the Military Academy at Norwich, Vermont, Gove served in the Mexican-American War. After the war, he left the army and became a lawyer in New Hampshire, then returned to army service in 1855. During the Civil War he was colonel of the 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and was killed leading that regiment in the Battle of Gaines' Mill.

Personal facts

Jesse Gove
Birth dateDecember 05, 1824
Date of deathJune 27, 1862
Place of death
Virginia

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Military person

allegiance
United States of America
Union
military operations
American Civil War
Utah War
Mexican–American War
military branch
United States Army
Union Army
military command22nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Topical connections

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Jesse Gove on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=15IvAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_slider_thumb#v=onepage&q=&f=false
  2. http://books.google.com/books?id=FtlxhQfecOgC&pg=PA104&dq=%22Jesse+Gove%22&lr=&ei=6hqtS4zyEpTmzQSUr-H4DQ&cd=19#v=onepage&q=&f=false
  3. http://www.22ndmass.org/website/page.php?9
  4. http://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/publications/warheroes/govej.html