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Isaac F. Shephard
Isaac Fitzgerald Shepard (July 7, 1816 – August 25, 1899) was a Colonel (United States), colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. His appointment as a Brigadier general (United States), brigadier general of volunteers was not confirmed by the United States Senate and expired on July 4, 1864. Biography Shepard was born in Natick, Massachusetts, on July 7, 1816.Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, ''Civil War High Commands.'' Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . p. 610.Ezra J. Warner (historian), Warner, Ezra J. ''Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders.'' Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1964. . pp. 435. He graduated from Harvard University in 1842. Shepard was appointed a major in the Home Guard (Union)#Missouri, Missouri Militia (Union) on June 18, 1861. In August 1861, he became an assistant adjutant general to Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon.Warner, 1964, p. 436, He was wounded at the Battle of Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natick, Massachusetts
Natick ( ) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is near the center of the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, with a population of 37,006 at the 2020 census. west of Boston, Natick is part of the Greater Boston area. Massachusetts's center of population was in Natick at the censuses of 2000-2020, most recently in the vicinity of Hunters Lane. Name The name ''Natick'' comes from the language of the Massachusett Native American tribe and is commonly thought to mean "Place of Hills." A more accurate translation may be "place of ursearching," after John Eliot's successful search for a location for his Praying Indian settlement. History Natick was settled in 1651 by John Eliot, a Puritan missionary born in Widford, England, who received a commission and funds from England's Long Parliament to settle the Massachusett Indians called Praying Indians on both sides of the Charles River, on land deeded from the settlement at Dedham. Natick was the first of E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
