Joshua T. Owen
Joshua Thomas Owen | |
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| Nickname | Paddy |
| Born | March 29, 1821 |
| Died | November 7, 1887 (aged 66) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Place of burial | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Army Union Army |
| Service years | 1861–1864 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | 24th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 69th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment Philadelphia Brigade |
| Conflicts | |
Joshua Thomas Owen (March 29, 1821 – November 7, 1887) was a British-born American military officer who served as a Union Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. He commanded the Philadelphia Brigade for part of the war.
He had an ongoing feud with his commanding officer, general John Gibbon which resulted in an revoked court-martial in 1863 and an arrest for disobedience of orders during battle in 1864. Owen was scheduled to be court-martialed, but Ulysses S. Grant interceded in the case and Owen was honorably discharged from service instead.
He served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1858 and was founder and editor of the New York Daily Register, a newspaper and law journal, from 1871 to 1887.