Class of 1859

Martin Davis Hardin: Born June 26, 1837.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1854, to July 1, 1859, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut. of Artillery, July 1, 1859.

Served: in garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va., 1859‑60; and on frontier duty

(Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, Jan. 2, 1860)

conducting Recruits to Oregon, 1860, — and Ft. Umpqua, Or., 1860‑61.

Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861‑66: in the

(First Lieut., 3d Artillery, May 14, 1861)

Defenses of Washington, D. C., Nov., 1861, to Mar., 1862; in the Virginia Peninsular Campaign as Acting Aide-de‑Camp to Colonel H. J. Hunt, commanding the Reserve Artillery (Army of the Potomac), Mar. to Aug., 1862, being engaged in the Siege of Yorktown, Apr., 1862, — Seven Days' Operations before Richmond, June 25 to July 1, 1862, — Battle of Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862, — and Skirmish at Harrison's Landing, July 2, 1862; in the Northern Virginia Campaign, Aug., 1862, being engaged in the Combat at Groveton, Aug. 28, 1862, — and Battle

(Bvt. Captain, Aug. 29, 1862,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services in the Battle of Groveton, Va.)

of Manassas, Aug. 29‑30, 1862, where he was slightly wounded on the

(Bvt. Major, Aug. 30, 1862,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services in the Battle of Manassas, Va.)

29th, and severely on the 30th; on sick leave of absence, disabled by  p724 wounds, Aug. 30 to Dec. 1, 1862; in command of 3d Brigade, Pennsylvania

(Colonel, 12th Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteers, Sep. 1, 1862)

Reserves, Dec. 1, 1862, to Jan. 12, 1863; on sick leave of absence, disabled by wounds, Jan. 12 to Mar. 11, 1863; in the Defenses of Washington, and on Provost and Court-martial duty, Mar. 11 to May 31, 1863; on leave of absence, May 31 to June 27, 1863; in command of Regiment in 5th Corps (Army of the Potomac), June‑July, 1863, being engaged in Battle of Gettysburg, July 1‑3, 1863, — Action of Falling Waters, July 14, 1863, — and Pursuit of the enemy to Warrenton, Va., July, 1863; in the Rapidan Campaign, in command of Brigade (Army of the Potomac), Sep. to Dec., 1863, being engaged in the Combat of Bristoe Station, Oct. 14, 1863, — Combat of Rappahannock Station, Nov. 7, 1863, — and Mine Run Operations, Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, 1863; in guarding railroad near Catlett's Station, Dec. 3‑14, when he was severely wounded (losing his left arm), by a guerrilla, while he was inspecting

(Bvt. Lieut.‑Colonel, Dec. 14, 1863, for Gallant and Meritorious Services
in an Encounter with a Band of Guerrillas)

pickets; on sick leave of absence, disabled by wound, Dec. 14, 1863, to Jan. 28, 1864; on Courts Martial and Military Commission, Jan. 28 to Mar. 26, 1864; in command of Draft Rendezvous at Pittsburg, Pa., Mar. 26 to May, 1864; in the Richmond Campaign, in command of Brigade, 5th Corps (Army of the Potomac), May 18 to June, 1864, being engaged in the Battle of Spottsylvania, May 18‑20, 1864, — Battle of North Anna, May 23, 1864, where he was wounded, — Battle

(Bvt. Colonel, May 23, 1864,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services at the Battle of North Anna, Va.)

of Tolopotomy, May 28‑29, 1864, — and Battle of Bethesda Church, May 30, 1864; on sick leave of absence, disabled by wounds, June 11 to

(Mustered out of Volunteer Service, June 11, 1864)

July 8, 1864; in command of the Defenses of Washington, D. C., north

(Brig.‑General, U. S. Volunteers, July 2, 1864)

of the Potomac, July 8, 1864, to Aug. 4, 1865, being engaged in the Defense of the Capital against General Early's Rebel Raiders, July 11‑12,

(Bvt. Brig.‑General, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services in the Field during the Rebellion)

1864; in command of the District of Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 15, 1865, to Jan. 15, 1866; and on leave of absence, Jan. 15 to Apr. 4, 1866.

Mustered out of Volunteer Service, Jan. 15, 1866.

Served: on Recruiting service, Apr. 4 to Oct. 5, 1866; as Superintendent

(Major, 43d Infantry, Veteran Reserves, July 28, 1866)

of Regimental Recruiting Service at Detroit, Mich., Nov. 4, 1866, to Apr., 1867; in command of regiment at Ft. Wayne, Mich., to May 4, 1867; on leave of absence, May 4, 1867, to June 1, 1868; on duty in the Department of the Lakes, on Special Service at Detroit, Mich., June 1 to July 9, 1868, — as Acting Judge-Advocate of the Department, July 9, 1868, to Apr. 27, 1869, — and as Acting Assistant Inspector-General, Sep. 11, 1868, to Apr. 7, 1869; and in command of Ft. Porter, N. Y.,

(Transferred to 1st Infantry, Mar. 15, 1869)

Apr. 30, 1869, to June, 1870, — and of Ft. Gratiot, Mich., to Dec. 15, 1870.

 p725  Retired from Active Service, Dec. 15, 1870, as Brig.‑General,
for Disability from Wounds and Loss of an Arm in Battle.