Chester Harding Jr. was an American military officer that participated in the
American Civil War who was most notable for commanding the
43rd Missouri Infantry Regiment at the
Battle of Glasgow, Missouri.
Biography
Junior was born in October 16, 1827 in
Northampton, Massachusetts
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as the son of
Chester Harding Sr. Harding entered military service upon the outbreak of the
American Civil War, initially as a Lieutenant Colonel and Assistant Adjutant General on the staff of Brig. General
Nathaniel Lyon and commanded the
10th Missouri and
25th Missouri infantry regiments.
He later commanded the
43rd Missouri Infantry Regiment as part of the defense of
Missouri during
Price's Missouri Expedition. Harding confronted the Confederates at the
Battle of Glasgow, Missouri, which ended in defeat for the Union. When the war concluded, Harding was
brevetted to Brigadier General for "faithful and meritorious services during the war"
and replaced Brigadier General John McNeil as commander of the District of Central Missouri. He was mustered out in June 1865. Harding died in St. Louis on February 10, 1875, and was interred there in the
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery is an American military cemetery located in St. Louis County, Missouri, just on the banks of the Mississippi River. The cemetery was established after the American Civil War in an attempt to put together a for ...
.
See also
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List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union)
References
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1827 births
1875 deaths
Harvard Law School alumni
People from Northampton, Massachusetts
Union Army colonels
Military personnel from Massachusetts
People of Missouri in the American Civil War