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Biographies are grouped by rank achieved within the 22nd. Or, for an
alphabetical index, click here.
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Appleton Miles was born in Wachusettville, a
vilage of westminster, Mass. Aug. 8, 1839. He joined the Twenty-second
as first lieutenant of Company E, and was appointed on Gen. Casey's
staff, Nov. 7, 1861. Was discharged March 31, 1862 to accept promotion
as lieutenant-colonel of the Sixty-first New York. [See
"Story" page for details] Sept. 30, 1862 he was promoted to colonel.
He was wounded at Chancellorsville. Promoted brigadier-general, USV, May
12, 1864; major-general, Oct. 21, 1864; mustered out Sept 1, 1866. Sept.
6, 1866 he was mustered in as colonel of the Fortieth Regular Infantry,
and transferred to the Fifth, March 15, 1869, and promoted brigidier-general,
Dec. 18, 1880. He was brevetted major-general of volunteers, Aug. 25,
1864; brevet brigadier-general and major general of regulars, March 2,
1867. He commanded the first division of the Second Corps at the close
of the war. He has distinguished himself as an Indian fighter, and is at
present [1887] in command of a department with headquarters at Los
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