Henry Livermore Abbott

Henry Livermore Abbott
Henry Livermore Abbott
Born	January 21, 1842; Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 6, 1864 (aged 22); Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, U.S.
Place of burial	Lowell Cemetery; Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Allegiance	United States of America; Union
Branch	United States Army; Union Army
Service years	1861–1864
Rank	Major; Bvt. Brigadier General (posthumous)
Commands	20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Conflicts	American Civil War Battle of Ball's Bluff; Peninsula Campaign Battle of Fair Oaks; Battle of Glendale; Battle of Malvern Hill; ; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Chancellorsville; Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of Bristoe Station; Battle of the Wilderness (DOW); ;
Relations	Josiah Gardner Abbott (father)

Henry Livermore Abbott (January 21, 1842 – May 6, 1864) was a Major in the Union Army during the American Civil War (Civil War). Abbott was posthumously awarded the grade of brevet brigadier general, United States Volunteers, to rank from August 1, 1864, and the grades of brevet lieutenant colonel, brevet colonel and brevet brigadier general, United States Army, all to rank from March 13, 1865 for gallant and meritorious services at the Battle of the Wilderness, where he was killed in action. Abbott was engaged at the center of several key Civil War battles and was widely known and admired for his leadership, courage and composure under fire.