Joshua T. Owen
Union Army brigadier general and Pennsylvania state representative (1821-1887) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joshua Thomas Owen (March 29, 1821 ā November 7, 1887) was a British-born American military officer who served as a Union Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. He commanded the Philadelphia Brigade for part of the war.
Joshua Thomas Owen | |
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Nickname(s) | Paddy[1] |
Born | (1821-03-29)March 29, 1821 Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom |
Died | November 7, 1887(1887-11-07) (aged 66) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Place of burial | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861ā1864 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands held | 24th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 69th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment Philadelphia Brigade |
Battles/wars |
He had an ongoing feud with his commanding officer, general John Gibbon which resulted in an revoked court-martial in 1863 and an arrest for disobedience of orders during battle in 1864. Owen was scheduled to be court-martialed, but Ulysses S. Grant interceded in the case and Owen was honorably discharged from service instead.
He served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1858 and was founder and editor of the New York Daily Register, a newspaper and law journal, from 1871 to 1887.