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Charles Henry Tompkins〔A second Union Army officer named Charles Henry Tompkins (May 15, 1834 – August 9, 1895), Colonel and Chief of Artillery of the 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac, also was awarded the grade of Brevet Brigadier General for meritorious services in the American Civil War. Hunt, Roger D. and Jack R. Brown, ''Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue''. Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 1990. ISBN 1-56013-002-4. p. 620.〕 (September 12, 1830 – January 18, 1915) was a Union Army colonel, who received an appointment to the brevet grade of Brigadier General of volunteers during the American Civil War. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor in action on June 1, 1861 in the Battle of Fairfax Court House (June 1861). This was the first action in the Civil War for which a Union Army officer would receive the Medal of Honor, although it was not awarded until 1893. He is not to be confused with another Union officer, Brevet Brigadier General Charles H. Tompkins (d. 1895) who commanded the 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery Regiment. ==Early life and career== Tompkins was born in Fort Monroe, Virginia on September 12, 1830.〔 He received an appointment to West Point from Brooklyn, New York as a member of the class of 1851, though he did not graduate with his class. He resigned in 1849 for unspecified reasons. Tompkins pursued private business interests until enlisting as a Private in the First Dragoons in January 1856, rising to the rank of sergeant before his enlistment ended in January 1861. He served on the western frontier and was recognized for his performance at the Second Battle of Pyramid Lake near Pyramid Lake, Nevada in June 1860.〔 Tompkins received his commission as a 2nd lieutenant in the 2nd U.S. Cavalry Regiment in March 1861. It was in this unit that he gained fame for his heroism in action at the Battle of Fairfax Court House (June 1861) while a 1st lieutenant, to which he was promoted on April 30, 1861. Tompkins was re-assigned to the 5th U.S. Cavalry Regiment on August 3, 1861 and served as the regimental quartermaster. On April 24, 1862 he received a volunteer commission as colonel of the 1st Vermont Cavalry. He resigned his volunteer commission on September 9, 1862. During the war, he received brevets (honorary promotions) to major, lieutenant colonel, colonel and brigadier general. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Henry Tompkins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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