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[[Image:RWHanson.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Roger Hanson]] |
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{{for|the American businessman and politician|Roger L. Hanson}} |
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|name=Roger Weightman Hanson |
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|birth_date={{birth date|1827|8|27}} |
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|caption= Gen. Roger W. Hanson |
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|allegiance= [[United States|United States of America]]<br />[[Confederate States of America]] |
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|serviceyears=1861–1863 ([[Confederate States Army|CSA]]) |
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|branch= [[United States Army]]<br />[[Confederate States Army]] |
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|rank=[[File:Union army 1st lt rank insignia.jpg|35px|border]] [[First Lieutenant (United States)|1st Lieutenant]] ([[United States Volunteers|USV]])<br /> [[Brigadier General (CSA)|Brigadier General]] ([[Confederate States Army|CSA]]) |
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|commands= [[2nd Kentucky Infantry|2nd Kentucky Infantry Regiment]]<br />[[Orphan Brigade]] |
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|unit= 4th Kentucky Volunteers |
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|battles=[[Mexican–American War]] |
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* [[Battle of Cerro Gordo]] |
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* [[Battle of Fort Donelson]] |
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* [[Battle of Stones River]]{{KIA}} |
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⚫ | '''Roger Weightman Hanson''' (August 27, 1827 – January 4, 1863) was a [[Brigadier General (CSA)|brigadier general]] in the [[Confederate States Army]] during the [[American Civil War]]. The commander of the famed "[[Orphan Brigade]]," he was mortally wounded at the [[Battle of Stones River|Battle of Murfreesboro]]. He was nicknamed "Old Flintlock."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lexingtonrifles.com/1857-61.htm|title=COL Roger Weightman Hanson|publisher=Lexington Rifles|accessdate=January 15, 2016}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Hanson was born in [[Clark County, Kentucky]]. His father Samuel Hanson was a well-known attorney and judge who had moved to Kentucky from [[Virginia |
Hanson was born in [[Clark County, Kentucky]]. His father, Samuel Hanson, was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] immigrant and well-known attorney and judge who had moved to Kentucky from [[Virginia]]. His mother, Matilda Calloway, was the daughter of a general. Hanson's brother, Charles S. Hanson, later fought for the [[Union Army]]; serving as Lieutenant Colonel of the [[20th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry]] in the 22nd Brigade under the command of [[Major general (United States)|Major General]] [[Thomas L. Crittenden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.battleofperryville.com/oob_n.html|title=Second Army Corps.Major General Thomas L. Crittenden.|publisher=Army of the Ohio |accessdate=January 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymercer/CivilWar/Union/20inf/20inf-3.html|title=Twentieth Kentucky Infantry|publisher=Union Regiments of Kentucky |accessdate=January 15, 2016}}</ref> |
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At age 18, Hanson was elected as lieutenant in a [[United States Volunteers|volunteer]] company of the 4th Kentucky Regiment during the [[Mexican–American War]]. He was cited for bravery at the [[Battle of Cerro Gordo]]. He returned home and studied law in [[Lexington, Kentucky]], where he engaged in a [[duel]] with a classmate. He was shot in the leg just above the knee, making him lame for the rest of his life. When he recovered, Hanson traveled to [[California]], losing his horse on the way and being forced to walk over 200 miles to [[San Francisco]] on his injured leg. He returned to Kentucky within a year. In 1853, he married Virginia Peters of [[Woodford County, Kentucky]]. |
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⚫ | The following year, Hanson moved to Lexington and established a profitable law practice. Entering politics, Hanson was elected to the Kentucky [[State legislature (United States)|state legislature]] as a representative from his home district. He was nominated in 1857 to run for the [[United States House of Representatives]] from Kentucky's 8th District, but was defeated by [[James B. Clay]]. In 1860, he was one of the electors in the [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College]] from Kentucky. |
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==Civil War== |
==Civil War== |
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With the outbreak of the Civil War, Kentucky |
With the outbreak of the Civil War, Kentucky declared itself neutral and stayed in the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]]. Hanson was named as [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] of a [[regiment]] of Confederate troops he had raised in [[Lexington, Kentucky]] but which enlisted in Tennessee because of Kentucky's neutrality. When [[President of the United States|President]] [[Abraham Lincoln]] sent Federal troops into Lexington and raised the Union flag over the city, Hanson and his Confederate [[2nd Kentucky Infantry]] Regiment were "orphaned", since they could not return home unless Lexington fell to the Confederates. The regiment was taken prisoner with the Confederate surrender of [[Fort Donelson]] to Union [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]] [[Ulysses S. Grant]]. After being exchanged for [[Michael Corcoran]] 7 months later, Hanson was presented with a new horse by admiring friends. His regiment reenlisted for the war, and Hanson was promoted to brigadier general in December 1862, commanding his old regiment as well as the [[4th Kentucky Infantry|4th]], [[6th Kentucky Infantry|6th]] and 9th Kentucky Infantry regiments, plus the 41st Alabama Regiment and Cobb's Battery, in [[Major General (CSA)|Major General]] [[John C. Breckinridge|John C. Breckinridge's]] division, [[Lieutenant General (CSA)|Lieutenant General]] [[William J. Hardee|William J. Hardee's]] corps. |
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In his first battle as a general, Hanson was |
In his first battle as a general, Hanson was mortally wounded on January 2, 1863, during a charge at [[Battle of Murfreesboro|Murfreesboro (Stones River)]] when he was struck above the knee by the fuse of a spent artillery shell. His brother-in-law vainly tried to stop the bleeding. He died two days later at the age of 35, with his last words as "I die in a just cause, having done my duty." General Breckinridge remarked in his official report, "Endeared to his friends by his private virtues and to his command by the vigilance with which he guarded its interest and honor, he was, by the universal testimony of his military associates, one of the finest officers that adorned the service of the Confederate States."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/confederate-general-roger-hanson-dies|title=Confederate General Roger Hanson dies|publisher= A&E Television Networks, LLC.|accessdate=January 15, 2016}}</ref> |
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Hanson was buried at [[Lexington Cemetery]] in [[Lexington, Kentucky]].<ref>Owen and Owen, ''Generals at Rest |
Hanson was buried at [[Lexington Cemetery]] in [[Lexington, Kentucky]].<ref>Owen and Owen, ''Generals at Rest'', p. 81.</ref> |
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==Legacy== |
==Legacy== |
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The General Roger W. Hanson Camp |
The General Roger W. Hanson Camp #1844 ([[Winchester, Kentucky]]) of the [[Sons of Confederate Veterans]] was named in his memory. |
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==See also== |
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{{portal|American Civil War|Biography}} |
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* [[List of American Civil War generals (Confederate)]] |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* Eicher, John H., and [[David J. Eicher]], ''Civil War High Commands''. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. {{ISBN|978-0-8047-3641-1}}. |
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* Sifakis, Stewart. ''Who Was Who in the Civil War''. New York: Facts On File, 1988. {{ISBN|978-0-8160-1055-4}}. |
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* [[Ezra J. Warner (historian)|Warner, Ezra J.]] ''Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders''. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. {{ISBN|978-0-8071-0823-9}}. |
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| author = Richard Owen |
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==Further read== |
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| coauthors = James Owen |
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* {{cite book | author = Richard Owen |author2=James Owen | title = Generals at Rest: The Grave Sites of the 425 Official Confederate Generals | location = (Shippensburg, PA | publisher = White Mane Publishing Co.) | year = 1997 | isbn = 1-57249-045-4}} |
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| location = Shippensburg, PA |
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| publisher = White Mane Publishing Co. |
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| date = 1997 |
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| isbn = 1-57249-045-4 |
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|NAME= Hanson, Roger |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[Confederate Army|Army]] [[General officer|general]] |
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|DATE OF BIRTH= August 27, 1827 |
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|DATE OF DEATH= January 4, 1863 |
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Revision as of 02:22, 27 May 2024
Roger Weightman Hanson | |
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![]() Gen. Roger W. Hanson | |
Born | August 27, 1827 |
Died | January 4, 1863 | (aged 35)
Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
Service/ | United States Army Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861–1863 (CSA) |
Rank | ![]() Brigadier General (CSA) |
Unit | 4th Kentucky Volunteers |
Commands | 2nd Kentucky Infantry Regiment Orphan Brigade |
Battles/wars | Mexican–American War |
Roger Weightman Hanson (August 27, 1827 – January 4, 1863) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The commander of the famed "Orphan Brigade," he was mortally wounded at the Battle of Murfreesboro. He was nicknamed "Old Flintlock."[1]
Early life
Hanson was born in Clark County, Kentucky. His father, Samuel Hanson, was a Swedish immigrant and well-known attorney and judge who had moved to Kentucky from Virginia. His mother, Matilda Calloway, was the daughter of a general. Hanson's brother, Charles S. Hanson, later fought for the Union Army; serving as Lieutenant Colonel of the 20th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry in the 22nd Brigade under the command of Major General Thomas L. Crittenden.[2][3]
At age 18, Hanson was elected as lieutenant in a volunteer company of the 4th Kentucky Regiment during the Mexican–American War. He was cited for bravery at the Battle of Cerro Gordo. He returned home and studied law in Lexington, Kentucky, where he engaged in a duel with a classmate. He was shot in the leg just above the knee, making him lame for the rest of his life. When he recovered, Hanson traveled to California, losing his horse on the way and being forced to walk over 200 miles to San Francisco on his injured leg. He returned to Kentucky within a year. In 1853, he married Virginia Peters of Woodford County, Kentucky.
The following year, Hanson moved to Lexington and established a profitable law practice. Entering politics, Hanson was elected to the Kentucky state legislature as a representative from his home district. He was nominated in 1857 to run for the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky's 8th District, but was defeated by James B. Clay. In 1860, he was one of the electors in the Electoral College from Kentucky.
Civil War
With the outbreak of the Civil War, Kentucky declared itself neutral and stayed in the Union. Hanson was named as colonel of a regiment of Confederate troops he had raised in Lexington, Kentucky but which enlisted in Tennessee because of Kentucky's neutrality. When President Abraham Lincoln sent Federal troops into Lexington and raised the Union flag over the city, Hanson and his Confederate 2nd Kentucky Infantry Regiment were "orphaned", since they could not return home unless Lexington fell to the Confederates. The regiment was taken prisoner with the Confederate surrender of Fort Donelson to Union Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant. After being exchanged for Michael Corcoran 7 months later, Hanson was presented with a new horse by admiring friends. His regiment reenlisted for the war, and Hanson was promoted to brigadier general in December 1862, commanding his old regiment as well as the 4th, 6th and 9th Kentucky Infantry regiments, plus the 41st Alabama Regiment and Cobb's Battery, in Major General John C. Breckinridge's division, Lieutenant General William J. Hardee's corps.
In his first battle as a general, Hanson was mortally wounded on January 2, 1863, during a charge at Murfreesboro (Stones River) when he was struck above the knee by the fuse of a spent artillery shell. His brother-in-law vainly tried to stop the bleeding. He died two days later at the age of 35, with his last words as "I die in a just cause, having done my duty." General Breckinridge remarked in his official report, "Endeared to his friends by his private virtues and to his command by the vigilance with which he guarded its interest and honor, he was, by the universal testimony of his military associates, one of the finest officers that adorned the service of the Confederate States."[4]
Hanson was buried at Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky.[5]
Legacy
The General Roger W. Hanson Camp #1844 (Winchester, Kentucky) of the Sons of Confederate Veterans was named in his memory.
See also
Notes
- ^ "COL Roger Weightman Hanson". Lexington Rifles. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ "Second Army Corps.Major General Thomas L. Crittenden". Army of the Ohio. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ "Twentieth Kentucky Infantry". Union Regiments of Kentucky. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ "Confederate General Roger Hanson dies". A&E Television Networks, LLC. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ Owen and Owen, Generals at Rest, p. 81.
References
- Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.
- Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.
Further read
- Richard Owen; James Owen (1997). Generals at Rest: The Grave Sites of the 425 Official Confederate Generals. (Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Publishing Co.). ISBN 1-57249-045-4.
External links
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- 1827 births
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- American Civil War prisoners of war
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- American people of Swedish descent
- Confederate States Army generals
- Confederate States of America military personnel killed in the American Civil War
- Kentucky lawyers
- Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
- Orphan Brigade
- People from Clark County, Kentucky
- People of Kentucky in the American Civil War
- 19th-century American lawyers
- Politicians killed in the American Civil War