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GUSTAVUS M. BASCOM. [Born in Ohio. —Appointed from Ohio.] MILITARY HISTORY. - Captain and Aide-de-Camp to General Cox, April, 1861. Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Volunteers, August, 1861. Engaged at the actions of Gauley Bridge, Princeton, WT. Va., battles of Frederick and South Mountain. Assistant Adjutant-General 9th Corps. Engaged at the battle of Antietam. Major and Assistant Adjutant-General U. S. Volunteers, October, 1862. In West Virginia, to April, 1863. Assistant Adjutant-General District of Ohio, to November, 1863. Engaged at the action of Dandridge. Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General 23d Corps, January to 3l, 1864. Engaged at the action of Dalton and battle of Resacca. At Department Headquarters, Knoxville and Louisville, to March, 1865. Assistant Adjutant-General to General Stoneman. Engaged at the capture of Salisbury, N. C., and raid through Southwest Virginia and North Carolina. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel U. S. Volunteers, for faithful and meritorious services. First Lieutenant 17th U. S. Infantry, January, 1867. Commanding company at Galveston, Tex., to December, 1867. Brevet Captain U. S. Army, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Antietam, Md. Brevet Major U. S. Army, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Resacca, Ga. Regimental Adjutant, December, 1867.At the post of Galveston, Tex., from to
Military record of civilian appointments in the United States Army. By Guy V. Henry. Author: Henry, Guy Vernor, 1839-1899. Publication Info: New York,: D. Van Nostrand, 1873.