Harry C. Egbert

Infobox Military Person
name= Harry Clay Egbert
born= birth date|1839|1|3
died= death date and age|1899|3|23|1839|1|3
placeofbirth= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
placeofdeath= Malinta, Philippines
placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery


caption=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears= 1861-1899
rank= Brigadier General of Volunteers
commands=6th U. S. Infantry 22nd U. S. Infantry
battles= American Civil War
*Battle of Gaines' Mill
*Battle of Malvern Hill
*Battle of Cedar Mountain
*Battle of Gettysburg
Spanish-American War
*Battle of El Caney
Philippine-American War
*Battle of Malinta

Harry Clay Egbert (January 3, 1839 - March 4, 1899) was a Colonel in the United States Army who died while leading a charge against insurgents in Manila during the Philippine-American War. Born in Philadelphia, Egbert joined the 12th Infantry Regiment of the Army of the Potomac as a First Lieutenant on September 23, 1861. During the American Civil War, Egbert participated in the battles Gaines Mills and Malvern Hills, was taken prisoner during the battles of Cedar Mountain and Gettysburg, and was wounded in the Battle of Bethesda Church. After the Civil War he remained in the Army, and at the start of the Spanish-American War was a Lieutenant Colonel. He commanded the 6th United States Infantry in the Santiago campaign until he was wounded in the Battle of El Caney on July 1 1898. While still recovering, he was promoted to Colonel of the 22nd United States Infantry and sailed to the Philippines. He arrived in Manila on March 4, 1899 and was killed in action on March 23, 1899.

Harry Egbert is buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery with his wife, Ellen Young Egbert. Fort Egbert (1899 - 1911) in Eagle, Alaska was named for him, as is Egbert Avenue in San Francisco, California.

External links

[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/hegbert.htm Harry Clay Egbert profile on the Arlington National Cemetery website]

Persondata
NAME = Egbert, Harry Clay
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = United States Army officer during American Civil War, Spanish-American War and Philippine-American War
DATE OF BIRTH = January 3, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH = March 23, 1899
PLACE OF DEATH = Malinta, Philippines