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James Vote Bomford : ウィキペディア英語版 | James Vote Bomford
James Vote (Voty) Bomford (1811–1892) was a distinguished soldier in the United States military and a Union officer in the Civil War, and retired with the rank of Brigadier General. He graduated from Norwich University in 1828 and from West Point in 1832, and was a colonel in the 8th United States Infantry. Bomford was twice wounded in action at Perryville (brevetted colonel) and served in the Mexican-American War. His father was George Bomford, an inventor and military officer in the United States Army, who invented the Columbiad cannon. His son, also named George, was expelled but allowed to retire following his involvement in the ''Eggnog Riot'' at West Point. George did enter the military and retired as a captain. == Family == James was born October 5, 1811 on Governors Island, New York to George Bomford and Louisa Sophia Catton, daughter of noted English artist Charles P. Catton. They had four children, George Newman Bomford, James Vote Bomford, Jr., Elizabeth Bernardine "Lilly" Bomford, and Fredrika Augusta Bomford.〔(Bomford family )-Peterson, Nancy Simons, CG., in association with the Board for Certification of Genealogists; "Guarded Pasts: The Lives and Offspring of Colonel George and Clara (Baldwin) Bomford." National Genealogical Society (NGS) Quarterly 86 (December 1998): p. 286-305. A winner of the NGS Family History writing contest; Retrieved April 28, 2011〕
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