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Charles Devens
35th United States Attorney General
In office
March 12, 1877 – March 4, 1881
PresidentRutherford B. Hayes
Preceded byAlphonso Taft
Succeeded byWayne MacVeagh
Personal details
Born(1820-04-04)April 4, 1820
Charlestown, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 7, 1891(1891-01-07) (aged 70)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyWhig (Before 1860)
Democratic (1860–1867)
Republican (1867–1891)
EducationHarvard University (BA, LLB)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
 • Union
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
 • Union Army
Years of service1861–1866
RankBrigadier General
Brevet Major General
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Charles Devens Jr. (April 4, 1820 – January 7, 1891) was an American lawyer, jurist and statesman. He also served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Justice in Washington, D.C. Devens practiced law at Worcester, Massachusetts, from 1853 until 1861. On April 16, 1861, Devens gave an impassioned speech...

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area of the post was retained by the Army as the Devens Reserve Forces Training Area (RFTA). Fort Devens was reactivated in May 2007, though no units of...

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times with Charles X, Charles XI, Charles XII, Charles XIII, Charles XIV and Charles XV. Charles I of England (1600–1649) is followed by Charles II of England...

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Battle of Chancellorsville

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commanded by Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard, with the divisions of Brig. Gens. Charles Devens, Jr., Adolph von Steinwehr, and Maj. Gen. Carl Schurz. XII Corps, commanded...

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Equestrian statue of Charles Devens

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The equestrian statue of Charles Devens (also known as the Worcester County Devens Memorial Statue) is a public monument in Worcester, Massachusetts,...

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McKnight Devens (November 17, 1973 – July 10, 1995) was an ice hockey player for the Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey program. The Sarah Devens Award...

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Charlie Devens

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team in 1934, Devens' Major league career was cut short by his future father-in-law who refused to have a ball player as a son in law. Devens spent the entire...

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Alphonso Taft

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Phelps (born 1823), daughter of Judge Charles Phelps, and they had five children, three of whom died in infancy: Charles Phelps Taft (December 21, 1843 – December...

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

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Supreme Court of the United States (1790–1810) Charles Devens, United States Attorney General (1877–81) Charles Fried, United States Solicitor General (1985–89)...

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1862 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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over Democratic General Charles Devens. John Albion Andrew, Governor of Massachusetts since 1861 (Republican) Charles Devens, Brigadier General of the...

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Battle of Cold Harbor

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Brig. Gens. William T. H. Brooks, John H. Martindale, and Charles Devens. On June 4, Devens became ill and was replaced by Brig. Gen. Adelbert Ames. Lee's...

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United States Attorney General

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31st United States Secretary of War Ohio May 22, 1876 March 4, 1877 35 Charles Devens Judge of Massachusetts superior court Massachusetts March 12, 1877 March...

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Siege of Petersburg

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Harris, and Brig. Gen. Charles Devens. XXV Corps, under Maj. Gen. Godfrey Weitzel, including the divisions of Brig. Gens. Charles J. Paine, William Birney...

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3rd Battalion Massachusetts Rifles

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together organized under the command of Major (later Brevet Major General) Charles Devens. The term "rifles" was a designation frequently given to antebellum...

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Wayne MacVeagh

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Germany. MacVeagh married Letitia Miner Lewis, in 1856. They had one son, Charles MacVeagh (June 6, 1860 – December 4, 1931), who became the Ambassador to...

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Edward Clark Potter

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Gilbert, architect, St. Paul, Minnesota (1905–1907). Equestrian statue of Charles Devens, Worcester, Massachusetts (1906). Equestrian statue of a bugler, "Soldier's...

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List of Boston Latin School alumni

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Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2008. "Charles Francis Adams, Sr". 5.uua.org. Archived from the original on January 19...

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Public sculptures by Daniel Chester French

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(Paris), Joseph Hooker, General George Washington (Chicago), General Charles Devens, Indian Corn, Wheat, and Progress of the State, were the result of a...

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Ambrose Burnside

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Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic 1871–1873 Succeeded by Charles Devens U.S. Senate Preceded by William Sprague U.S. senator (Class 1) from...

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Charles Pomeroy Stone

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command directly across at Edwards Ferry at 5 p.m., Stone ordered Col. Charles Devens and 300 men of his 15th Massachusetts to immediately cross over to Ball's...

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American Antiquarian Society

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Chernow Bill Clinton Calvin Coolidge Walter Cronkite Robert Darnton Charles Devens Drew Gilpin Faust Moses Fisk Esther Forbes Henry Louis Gates Doris Kearns...

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United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

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(1833–1841) Solomon Lincoln (1841–1844) Isaac O. Barnes (1844–1850) Charles Devens (1850–1853) Watson Freeman (1853–1861) John S. Keyes (1861–1867) George...

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List of people from Massachusetts

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Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court Charles Devens – former U.S. Attorney General, Union Army commander in the Civil War Charles Garry − civil rights attorney...

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