John Porter Hatch

John Porter Hatch

Infobox Military Person
name= John Porter Hatch
born= birth date|1822|1|9
died= death date and age|1901|4|12|1822|1|9
placeofbirth= Oswego, New York
placeofdeath= New York City, New York
placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery


caption= John Porter Hatch
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears= 1845 - 1886
rank= Brevet Major General (Volunteer Army) Colonel (Regular Army)
commands= Cavalry, V Corps 1st Division, I Corps 2nd U.S. Cavalry
unit= 3rd U.S. Infantry, 1845-1846 Mounted Rifles 1845-60 Union Army 1861-1865 4th U.S. Cavalry, 1864-81 2nd U.S. Cavalry 1881-86.
battles= Mexican-American War American Civil War *First Bull Run *Winchester *Second Bull Run *South Mountain *Honey Hill
awards= Medal of Honor
laterwork=

John Porter Hatch (January 9, 1822 – April 12, 1901) was a career American soldier who served as general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received a Medal of Honor for gallantry in action at the September 1862 Battle of South Mountain during the Maryland Campaign.

Early life and career

Hatch was born in Oswego, N. Y., a son of Moses Porter and Hannah (Reed) Hatch. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1845, ranking 17th in his class. He experienced his first active field service as a second lieutenant in the 3rd U.S. Infantry during the Mexican War. In May 1846, he served under General Zachary Taylor at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. He was transferred later to serve under Winfield Scott in the Mounted Rifles. He was brevetted as a first lieutenant for gallant service in the subsequent battles of Contreras and Churubusco, and captain for bravery at Chapultepec. [NIE.]

When the war ended, Hatch was assigned to various posts on the frontier of the Old West, as well as in Oregon. He married Adelaide Goldsmith Burckle in 1851; the couple raised two children. In the next decade, Hatch participated in several expeditions against Native American tribes. He was promoted to the full rank of captain in October 1860 and served as the Chief of Commissary for the army's Department of New Mexico.

Civil War

Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Hatch was ordered to the East and assigned to the cavalry of George B. McClellan. He was made a brigadier general of volunteers on September 28, 1861. In December, he was assigned command of a brigade of cavalry stationed at Annapolis, Maryland, serving under General Rufus King. Hatch's brigade made a series of daring raids on enemy positions near the Rapidan and Rappahannock rivers.

In March 1862, Hatch assumed command of the cavalry of the V Corps under Major General Nathaniel P. Banks. He served in the Valley Campaign and fought at the First Battle of Winchester. In August of that year, after incurring the wrath of army commander John Pope for two failed cavalry raids, he was demoted to the infantry. He commanded a brigade in the I Corps in the Second Battle of Bull Run, where he was wounded, but soon recovered. Hatch commanded a division in the I Corps attack on Turner's Gap at South Mountain, where he was shot in the leg and had two horses killed under him. He was brevetted as a major general of volunteers and subsequently received the Medal of Honor for his gallantry under severe enemy fire.

Hatch was disabled until February 1863, when he returned to light administrative duties, serving as a judge on courts-martial and commanding the draft rendezvous at Philadelphia in July. He then commanded the cavalry depot at St. Louis during the late summer and early autumn. On October 27, 1863, he was promoted to the Regular Army rank of major of the 4th U.S. Cavalry.

In 1864, he was assigned to the Department of the South, where he had charge of the coast division. He was in charge of operations on John's Island, South Carolina, in July and led the Federal forces at the Battle of Honey Hill in November. He subsequently operated in cooperation with Major General William T. Sherman in the Georgia-Carolinas Campaign and took part in the attack on Charleston. Following the city's surrender, Hatch assumed military command of it from February to August 1865.

In the omnibus promotions following the war, he was brevetted from March 1865 both as a major general of volunteers dating and as a colonel in the Regular Army.

Postbellum career

Hatch stayed in the regular Army following the war, reverting to his regular rank of major. For the next twenty-six years, he again served on the frontier, officering posts at Fort Concho in San Angelo, Texas, Indian Territory, Montana Territory, and finally in Washington Territory. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1873. Eight years later, he became colonel of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry.

He retired on January 9, 1886, and moved to New York City. He received the Medal of Honor in 1893 in recognition for his service at South Mountain. Hatch was President of the Aztec Club of 1847 of New York and a member of the Oswego County Historical Society.

John P. Hatch died in New York City in the spring of 1901. He was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. [Arlington National Cemetery website.]

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*
* List of American Civil War generals

References

:NIE
* [http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jphatch.htm Arlington National Cemetery website for Hatch]

Notes

External links

* [http://stonewall.hut.ru/leaders/hatch.htm Biographical sketch]
* [http://www.generalsandbrevets.com/ngh/hatchjp.htm Photo gallery]
* [http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1862_cwh/hatch.html MOH citation]
*findagrave|6534 Retrieved on 2008-08-07

Persondata
NAME= Hatch, John Porter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general
DATE OF BIRTH=January 9, 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH=Oswego, New York
DATE OF DEATH=April 12, 1901
PLACE OF DEATH= New York City, New York


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