Person:Luther Bruen (1)

Watchers
  1. Luther Barnett Bruen1822 - 1864
m. 8 Dec 1853
  1. Sarah Howard Bruen1854 - 1951
  2. Frank Bruen1857 - 1945
  3. Robert L. Bruen1859 - 1932
  4. Mary Howard Bruen1863 - 1926
Facts and Events
Name Luther Barnett Bruen
Gender Male
Birth[1] 14 Sep 1822 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Marriage 8 Dec 1853 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United Statesto Augusta Forrer
Census[6] 26 Jul 1860 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United StatesWard 2
Military[4][5] 14 May 1861 Commissioned as Major at enlistment in Company S, 12th Inafntry Regiment, Regular Army
Military[4] From 1861 to 1864 Major, 12th U.S. Infantry
Military[4] 1862 commanded 2nd Battalion, 12th U.S. Infantry
Military[4] Jul 1863 New York City, New York, New York, United Statescommanded Fort Hamilton
Military[4] From Jan 1864 to Mar 1864 commanded 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac
Occupation[4][6] Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United Stateslawyer
Cause of Death? May 1864 Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United Stateswounds received at Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse
Cause of Death[3] May 1864 Spotsylvania, Virginia, United Stateswounds received at Battle of the Wilderness
Cause of Death[4] 13 May 1864 Laurel Hill, Augusta, Virginia, United Stateswounds received (knee hit by shell splinter); leg later amputated
Death[1] 21 Jun 1864 Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesDouglas Hospital
Burial[3] 28 Jun 1864 Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United StatesSection 102, Lot 1348
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Bruen, Frank. Christian Forrer, the clockmaker, and his descendants. (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle, 1939).
  2.   Peirce family; Forrer family; and Howard family. Forrer-Peirce-Wood Collection.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum. Woodland Cemetery Records Database.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Historical Data Systems. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database online]. (Ancestry.com , 2009).
  5. American Civil War Soldiers.
  6. 6.0 6.1 United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).