hugh hugh october june diplomat author attorney union_army general american civil war member prestigious family son thomas eldest brother foster brother brother law general ambitious officer held strong sense responsibility men command combined west_point experience civil war system officer election wartime service characterized incidents unique impact history political connections helped save reputation brother law went north successful generals went trusted subordinate campaigning eventually led near high ranking regular army officer intrigued present battle brigade saved flank union_army late day campaign accidentally came personal correspondence confederate president president eventually ruined reputation present kentucky major general reign terror worked oppose harsh policies civilians hampered ended war independent command sign held confidence superiors acting concert trap confederate north_carolina war spent time ambassador netherlands noted author died family farm early life career hugh born lancaster ohio educated military academy forced resign eve graduation failing engineering exam major embarrassment family member cadet corps close friends future union generals father appointed open seat gold rush went california joined expedition ordered father secretary interior rescue immigrants imprisoned sierra heavy returned dispatches government completed course law settled practiced law moved young brother brothers law kansas began lands roads government housing quickly established leading law firms financially powerful land agency married young daughter large district_of_columbia family prominent settlement history maryland soon afterward took charge father salt works ohio civil war april governor appointed brigade inspector ohio volunteers served western virginia colonel 30th august november brother law relieved command disgrace aided younger sister making rounds denying media claims insane personally lobbying president sister argued requests men material kentucky denied washington charges insanity conspiracy orchestrated adjutant general eventually political influence family assistance returned command president abraham_lincoln praised talent conduct publicly large group important officers later banished thomas meaningless post recruiting duty commanded regiment brigade led assault drove enemy summit midnight day received order placing command brigade colonel temporary command division commander major general elevated command replacing fallen major general killed earlier day brigade placed extreme left army according report commander left wing general brilliant change saved left completely driven placed sick leave chronic promoted november transferred west served campaign leading assaults fall placed command division given command formed advance army carried prior command led raid resulted destruction georgia refurbished increase south manufacturing capability considered reliable division commander aftermath command wrecked confederate president turned davis personal correspondence brother law sent copies letters people known ohio documents published permanently reputation president new_hampshire release coincided pierce book old home early pierce written davis madness northern letters uncovered stated justify sustain way extent uphold cruel unnecessary war true purpose war states destroy property october placed command occupation forces louisville kentucky unfortunate serve reign terror martial law declared times august ordered soldiers 26th kentucky select men taken prison louisville kentucky shot unknown august suspected confederate taken louisville executed general declared innocence sought pardon refused pardon men shot autobiography describes incident october colonel struck member regiment sword enlisted soldier fallen march immediately confronted words table staff drinking ohio wine long bottles smoking presented old time german scene told tolerate german custom treating common soldiers applied men officer preserved discipline taking care troops collectively individually colonel quickly apologized general respected discipline german regiment preferred different atmosphere command better suited americans capable recognizing military tradition units unique needs general ordered north_carolina planning expedition river operate lee surrendered suffered attack received treatment times confined chair likely illness commander louisville madness kentucky major general march leaving army experienced painful attacks rest life periods days career president appointed minister holland served appointment drawn speaker house urged president recalled replaced brother told president hugh acting badly having represented prominent politicians ohio including senator possible nominate close personal friend post nonetheless request recall general acted possibly influence sister husband general close friend president grant eventual return united_states retired farm near lancaster ohio died old age author black 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