Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana
Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana was born on April 15, 1822, in Eastport, Maine, to Nathaniel G. Dana. His father was an officer in the United States Army, and he died in 1833. He enrolled at the United States Military Academy in 1838, and he graduated four years later. In July 1842, he received a commission as a 2nd lieutenant in the 7th United States Infantry. He spent the next few years stationed in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. He married Susan Sanford on June 11, 1844, and they had at least three children: Mary, born around 1845; Charles, born around 1849; and Alfred, born around 1851.
 
He took part in the Mexican American War, and he fought at Monterey, Vera Cruz, and Cerro Gordo. He was promoted to 1st lieutenant in February 1847. He was severely wounded in the hip at Cerro Gordo in April 1847. He resigned from the army in 1855, and he settled in St. Paul, Minnesota. He worked as a banker, and by 1860, the family owned $58,000 of real estate and $5,000 of personal property.
 
In October 1861, he received a commission as colonel of the 1st Minnesota Infantry. He was promoted to brigadier general in February 1862 and to major general in November 1862. He took part in the Peninsula campaign, the Seven Days’ Battles, and the Battle of Antietam. He resigned from the army on May 27, 1865.
 
After the war, he worked as an agent for the American-Russian Commercial Company from 1866 until 1871. He spent the next few decades working in the railroad industry. President Grover Cleveland appointed him 1st Deputy Commissioner of Pensions in 1895, and he held the position for the next two years. By 1900, he was living in his daughter Mary’s household in Montclair, New Jersey. He died of “Angina Pectoris” in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on July 15, 1905.
 
Image: Napoleon J. T. Dana (courtesy Wikicommons)
1893
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(1893)Dana, Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh1822-04-151905-07-15
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Colonel
  • Rank out: Major General
  • Rank highest: Major General
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 30

  • (3709) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to Charles P. Stone, 2 December 1863
  • (4467) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana Order, 22 January 1864
  • (6178) [recipient] ~ Nathaniel P. Banks to Napoleon J. T. Dana, 26 November 1863
  • (6180) [associated with] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to Thomas E. G. Ransom, 25 January 1864
  • (6181) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to William P. Benton, 28 January 1864
  • (7854) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to Charles P. Stone, 7 December 1863
  • (7855) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to Charles P. Stone, 7 December 1863
  • (7857) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to Charles P. Stone, 7 December 1863
  • (7858) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to Jesus de la Serna, 10 December 1863
  • (7859) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana Special Order, 26 December 1863
  • (7860) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to L. Prince Jr., 31 December 1863
  • (7861) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to M. M. Kinney, 3 January 1864
  • (7863) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to M. M. Kinney, 3 January 1864
  • (7867) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to Charles B. White, 25 January 1864
  • (7868) [recipient] ~ Alexander B. Sharpe to Napoleon J. T. Dana, 25 January 1864
  • (7869) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to Walter B. Scates, 25 January 1864
  • (7870) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to Walter B. Scates, 26 January 1864
  • (7872) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to Walter B. Scates, 28 January 1864
  • (7873) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana Special Order, 2 February 1864
  • (7874) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to J. T. Baker, 8 February 1864
  • (7875) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana Special Order, 9 February 1864
  • (7900) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana General Order, 22 February 1864
  • (7901) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to Alexander B. Sharpe, 23 February 1864
  • (7902) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana General Order, 26 February 1864
  • (7904) [recipient] ~ Alexander Millar to Napoleon J. T. Dana, 25 April 1890
  • (7905) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana to Daniel S. Lamont, 19 September 1895
  • (7906) [recipient] ~ Ezra A. Carman to Napoleon J. T. Dana, 23 September 1895
  • (8557) [associated with] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana Biography
  • (8558) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana Special Orders, 8 March 1864
  • (8560) [writer] ~ Napoleon J. T. Dana Special Orders

Places - Records: 2

  • (1498) [birth] ~ Eastport, Washington County, Maine
  • (386) [death] ~ Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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Regiments - Records: 2

  • (268) [officer] ~ Union General Officers
  • (577) [officer] ~ 1st Minnesota Infantry
SOURCES

1850, 1860, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Missouri Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; New Hampshire Death Records, 1650-1969, available from Ancestry.com; “Napoleon J. T. Dana,” Wikipedia profile, available from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_J.T._Dana