Ira Coray Abbott was named captain of the 1st Michigan Infantry Regiment on May 1, 1861.http://www.gettysburg.edu/dotAsset/cc183a2d-dd9b-485c-a4d0-bb418944380c.pdf He left the active service voluntarily on August 7, 1861, but re-entered on September 12, 1861. He was promoted to Major on April 28, 1862, and to Lieutenant Colonel on August 30, 1862. Abbott commanded the regiment at the

Battle of Fredericksburg The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. The combat, between the Union Army of the Potomac commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnsi ...

in December 1862 where he was wounded. He was promoted to colonel on March 18, 1863. At the Battle of Gettysburg the regiment was attached to the brigade of Colonel

William S. Tilton William Stowell Tilton (February 1, 1828 – March 23, 1889) was an American businessman and soldier who led a regiment, and occasionally a brigade, in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. He and his men were heavily engaged ...

; which faced the Confederate attack in the area of Stony Sill on July 2, 1863. On March 13, 1865, Abbott received a

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promotion to brigadier general for "bravery and meritorious service during the war."

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For the translation from French to English on the article of Ira Coray Abbott. * :fr:Ira Coray Abbott 1824 births 1908 deaths Union Army colonels Burials at Arlington National Cemetery People from Allegany County, New York {{AmericanCivilWar-bio-stub