- Levi Clark Bootes
Levi Clark Bootes (
December 8 ,1809 –April 19 ,1896 ) was a career officer in theUnited States Army , serving in theMexican-American War and theAmerican Civil War .Bootes was born in
Washington, D.C. and educated in the schools of the area. He joined the U.S. Army as a private in Company F of theRegiment of Mounted Riflemen onJune 19 ,1846 , and was soon promoted to Sergeant. OnJune 28 ,1848 , he was brevetted as asecond lieutenant in the6th U.S. Infantry and served in the Mexican-American War under GeneralsZachary Taylor andWinfield Scott . In September 1848, he was promoted to the full rank of second lieutenant. Following the war, Bootes served on various western outposts, and was promoted tofirst lieutenant onJune 9 ,1853 . He was assigned to theArizona Territory , serving atFort Yuma , where in June 1860, he was again promoted, this time tocaptain .With the outbreak of the Civil War, Bootes served in the
Regular Army with the combined 1st and 6th U.S. Infantry and was wounded at Antietam and again at Gettysburg, where he led his regiment in fighting near the Wheatfield. For his gallantry and leadership, he was promoted toMajor (United States) of the17th U.S. Infantry in October 1863, a position he held through the remainder of the war.During the Civil War, he received three citations and brevet promotions: Brevetted Major
July 1 ,1862 for gallant and meritorious service in theBattle of Malvern Hill ; BrevettedLieutenant Colonel onDecember 13 ,1862 , for theBattle of Fredericksburg , andColonel July 2 ,1863 , for the Battle of Gettysburg.Following the war, he transferred to the
16th U.S. Infantry in September 1866, serving in that regiment until 1869. OnDecember 15 ,1870 , he was briefly assigned to the20th U.S. Infantry . Shortly thereafter, onJanuary 1 ,1871 , he received his final assignment, serving as lieutenant colonel of the25th U.S. Infantry until his retirement from active service in October 1874. Bootes died inWilmington, Delaware , at the age of 87. He is buried there in Brandywine Cemetery.References
* "A Mexican War Veteran Dead", "
Brooklyn Eagle ",April 19 ,1896 , Front Page, Number 1.
* "A Delaware Army Man Dead", "Los Angeles Times ", April 19, 1896, Page 1.
* Heitman, Francis, "Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army 1789-1903," Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1903.External links
* [http://aotw.org/officers.php?officer_id=198&from=resul aotw Antietam on the Web]
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