From an obituary published in The Vermont Phoenix (now Brattleboro Reformer), Brattleboro, Vermont, Friday, June 2, 1905.
At the age of 14 Herbert B. Titus taught his first school, having 40 pupils, 16 of whom were older than he, and with such success that his services were again sought. Teaching and work on the farm alternated with study at the academies in West Brattleboro, VT, Chesterfield, NH and Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NH until 1854, when he entered Yale University, but the death of a relative who promised financial aid made it necessary for him to leave college. He resumed teaching and farming, and in 1859 was appointed county commissioner of schools for Cheshire County. His interesting and practical addresses throughout the county showed much force and originality of thought.
While holding a teachers' institute in Keene (NH) in April, 1861, he received news of the firing on Fort Sumter, and at a mass meeting in the public square he made an address of impassioned eloquence in which he stated he was going to the war. He headed the list for a volunteer company which became Company A, 2nd New Hampshire Volunteers. He enlisted for three years and was commissioned second lieutenant. After the battle of Bull Run, in which his bravery and perfect coolness under fire were conspicuous, he was promoted to first lieutenant and assigned to command another company. He served as judge advocate of the general court martial, and from January to July, 1862, he was signal officer.
In June 1862, he was appointed major of the 9th New Hampshire Volunteers, then being raised, and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel the following August. At he battle of South Mountain (September 14, 1862) he directed a charge of his regiment, which broke the enemy's line and decided the fate of the day on that part of the field. He was promoted to colonel in November. The author of "New Hampshire in the Rebellion" wrote: "He was often in command of a brigade and rendered valuable service in every position in which the fortunes of war placed him." At Appomattox he was in command of a division of ten regiments, including the 6th, 9th and 11th New Hampshire. He declined an appointment in the regular army and was commissioned brigadier-general of volunteers, by brevet, from March 13th, 1865, "for gallant and meritorious services during the war." He received a severe wound at Antietam (September 17, 1862), a bullet entering the right shoulder in front. It was extracted beneath the shoulder blade. He was shot while using a rifle himself, and was disabled by the wound about five months.
After the war Gen. Titus was for three years special agent of the government to collect captured and abandoned property in the South and to recover Confederate ships in England and France. He returned to farming two years, in Virginia, and then took up the practice of law. He was employed on behalf of the government in some important cases, and by the French government in cases before the French and American claims commission. The firm was Hovey & Titus, with offices in Washington, D.C. and New York City. Gen. Titus was at one time interested in mining operations in the Black Hills and New Mexico, where he spent several months, and in other business enterprises.
Special notes:
Rode at the head of his regiment during the Grand Review of the Armies held May 23-24, 1865 in Washington, DC at the close of the Civil War.
Invited attendee at the dedication of the Bennington Battle Monument, Bennington VT on August 19, 1891 with a grand ceremony lead by President Benjamin Harrison.
Served as a member of the reception committee for the visit of President Theodore Roosevelt to Brattleboro, Vt., where TR gave a speech on September 1, 1902.
Listed as one of Chesterfield, New Hampshire's notable citizens by the Chesterfield Historical Society - To view this information, highlight the link below, right click and select 'Go to Address in New Tab'...
http://www.chesterfieldhistoricalsociety-nh.org/notable-chesterfield-citizens/gen-herbert-b-titus/
At the age of 14 Herbert B. Titus taught his first school, having 40 pupils, 16 of whom were older than he, and with such success that his services were again sought. Teaching and work on the farm alternated with study at the academies in West Brattleboro, VT, Chesterfield, NH and Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NH until 1854, when he entered Yale University, but the death of a relative who promised financial aid made it necessary for him to leave college. He resumed teaching and farming, and in 1859 was appointed county commissioner of schools for Cheshire County. His interesting and practical addresses throughout the county showed much force and originality of thought.
While holding a teachers' institute in Keene (NH) in April, 1861, he received news of the firing on Fort Sumter, and at a mass meeting in the public square he made an address of impassioned eloquence in which he stated he was going to the war. He headed the list for a volunteer company which became Company A, 2nd New Hampshire Volunteers. He enlisted for three years and was commissioned second lieutenant. After the battle of Bull Run, in which his bravery and perfect coolness under fire were conspicuous, he was promoted to first lieutenant and assigned to command another company. He served as judge advocate of the general court martial, and from January to July, 1862, he was signal officer.
In June 1862, he was appointed major of the 9th New Hampshire Volunteers, then being raised, and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel the following August. At he battle of South Mountain (September 14, 1862) he directed a charge of his regiment, which broke the enemy's line and decided the fate of the day on that part of the field. He was promoted to colonel in November. The author of "New Hampshire in the Rebellion" wrote: "He was often in command of a brigade and rendered valuable service in every position in which the fortunes of war placed him." At Appomattox he was in command of a division of ten regiments, including the 6th, 9th and 11th New Hampshire. He declined an appointment in the regular army and was commissioned brigadier-general of volunteers, by brevet, from March 13th, 1865, "for gallant and meritorious services during the war." He received a severe wound at Antietam (September 17, 1862), a bullet entering the right shoulder in front. It was extracted beneath the shoulder blade. He was shot while using a rifle himself, and was disabled by the wound about five months.
After the war Gen. Titus was for three years special agent of the government to collect captured and abandoned property in the South and to recover Confederate ships in England and France. He returned to farming two years, in Virginia, and then took up the practice of law. He was employed on behalf of the government in some important cases, and by the French government in cases before the French and American claims commission. The firm was Hovey & Titus, with offices in Washington, D.C. and New York City. Gen. Titus was at one time interested in mining operations in the Black Hills and New Mexico, where he spent several months, and in other business enterprises.
Special notes:
Rode at the head of his regiment during the Grand Review of the Armies held May 23-24, 1865 in Washington, DC at the close of the Civil War.
Invited attendee at the dedication of the Bennington Battle Monument, Bennington VT on August 19, 1891 with a grand ceremony lead by President Benjamin Harrison.
Served as a member of the reception committee for the visit of President Theodore Roosevelt to Brattleboro, Vt., where TR gave a speech on September 1, 1902.
Listed as one of Chesterfield, New Hampshire's notable citizens by the Chesterfield Historical Society - To view this information, highlight the link below, right click and select 'Go to Address in New Tab'...
http://www.chesterfieldhistoricalsociety-nh.org/notable-chesterfield-citizens/gen-herbert-b-titus/
From an obituary published in The Vermont Phoenix (now Brattleboro Reformer), Brattleboro, Vermont, Friday, June 2, 1905.
At the age of 14 Herbert B. Titus taught his first school, having 40 pupils, 16 of whom were older than he, and with such success that his services were again sought. Teaching and work on the farm alternated with study at the academies in West Brattleboro, VT, Chesterfield, NH and Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NH until 1854, when he entered Yale University, but the death of a relative who promised financial aid made it necessary for him to leave college. He resumed teaching and farming, and in 1859 was appointed county commissioner of schools for Cheshire County. His interesting and practical addresses throughout the county showed much force and originality of thought.
While holding a teachers' institute in Keene (NH) in April, 1861, he received news of the firing on Fort Sumter, and at a mass meeting in the public square he made an address of impassioned eloquence in which he stated he was going to the war. He headed the list for a volunteer company which became Company A, 2nd New Hampshire Volunteers. He enlisted for three years and was commissioned second lieutenant. After the battle of Bull Run, in which his bravery and perfect coolness under fire were conspicuous, he was promoted to first lieutenant and assigned to command another company. He served as judge advocate of the general court martial, and from January to July, 1862, he was signal officer.
In June 1862, he was appointed major of the 9th New Hampshire Volunteers, then being raised, and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel the following August. At he battle of South Mountain (September 14, 1862) he directed a charge of his regiment, which broke the enemy's line and decided the fate of the day on that part of the field. He was promoted to colonel in November. The author of "New Hampshire in the Rebellion" wrote: "He was often in command of a brigade and rendered valuable service in every position in which the fortunes of war placed him." At Appomattox he was in command of a division of ten regiments, including the 6th, 9th and 11th New Hampshire. He declined an appointment in the regular army and was commissioned brigadier-general of volunteers, by brevet, from March 13th, 1865, "for gallant and meritorious services during the war." He received a severe wound at Antietam (September 17, 1862), a bullet entering the right shoulder in front. It was extracted beneath the shoulder blade. He was shot while using a rifle himself, and was disabled by the wound about five months.
After the war Gen. Titus was for three years special agent of the government to collect captured and abandoned property in the South and to recover Confederate ships in England and France. He returned to farming two years, in Virginia, and then took up the practice of law. He was employed on behalf of the government in some important cases, and by the French government in cases before the French and American claims commission. The firm was Hovey & Titus, with offices in Washington, D.C. and New York City. Gen. Titus was at one time interested in mining operations in the Black Hills and New Mexico, where he spent several months, and in other business enterprises.
Special notes:
Rode at the head of his regiment during the Grand Review of the Armies held May 23-24, 1865 in Washington, DC at the close of the Civil War.
Invited attendee at the dedication of the Bennington Battle Monument, Bennington VT on August 19, 1891 with a grand ceremony lead by President Benjamin Harrison.
Served as a member of the reception committee for the visit of President Theodore Roosevelt to Brattleboro, Vt., where TR gave a speech on September 1, 1902.
Listed as one of Chesterfield, New Hampshire's notable citizens by the Chesterfield Historical Society - To view this information, highlight the link below, right click and select 'Go to Address in New Tab'...
http://www.chesterfieldhistoricalsociety-nh.org/notable-chesterfield-citizens/gen-herbert-b-titus/
At the age of 14 Herbert B. Titus taught his first school, having 40 pupils, 16 of whom were older than he, and with such success that his services were again sought. Teaching and work on the farm alternated with study at the academies in West Brattleboro, VT, Chesterfield, NH and Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NH until 1854, when he entered Yale University, but the death of a relative who promised financial aid made it necessary for him to leave college. He resumed teaching and farming, and in 1859 was appointed county commissioner of schools for Cheshire County. His interesting and practical addresses throughout the county showed much force and originality of thought.
While holding a teachers' institute in Keene (NH) in April, 1861, he received news of the firing on Fort Sumter, and at a mass meeting in the public square he made an address of impassioned eloquence in which he stated he was going to the war. He headed the list for a volunteer company which became Company A, 2nd New Hampshire Volunteers. He enlisted for three years and was commissioned second lieutenant. After the battle of Bull Run, in which his bravery and perfect coolness under fire were conspicuous, he was promoted to first lieutenant and assigned to command another company. He served as judge advocate of the general court martial, and from January to July, 1862, he was signal officer.
In June 1862, he was appointed major of the 9th New Hampshire Volunteers, then being raised, and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel the following August. At he battle of South Mountain (September 14, 1862) he directed a charge of his regiment, which broke the enemy's line and decided the fate of the day on that part of the field. He was promoted to colonel in November. The author of "New Hampshire in the Rebellion" wrote: "He was often in command of a brigade and rendered valuable service in every position in which the fortunes of war placed him." At Appomattox he was in command of a division of ten regiments, including the 6th, 9th and 11th New Hampshire. He declined an appointment in the regular army and was commissioned brigadier-general of volunteers, by brevet, from March 13th, 1865, "for gallant and meritorious services during the war." He received a severe wound at Antietam (September 17, 1862), a bullet entering the right shoulder in front. It was extracted beneath the shoulder blade. He was shot while using a rifle himself, and was disabled by the wound about five months.
After the war Gen. Titus was for three years special agent of the government to collect captured and abandoned property in the South and to recover Confederate ships in England and France. He returned to farming two years, in Virginia, and then took up the practice of law. He was employed on behalf of the government in some important cases, and by the French government in cases before the French and American claims commission. The firm was Hovey & Titus, with offices in Washington, D.C. and New York City. Gen. Titus was at one time interested in mining operations in the Black Hills and New Mexico, where he spent several months, and in other business enterprises.
Special notes:
Rode at the head of his regiment during the Grand Review of the Armies held May 23-24, 1865 in Washington, DC at the close of the Civil War.
Invited attendee at the dedication of the Bennington Battle Monument, Bennington VT on August 19, 1891 with a grand ceremony lead by President Benjamin Harrison.
Served as a member of the reception committee for the visit of President Theodore Roosevelt to Brattleboro, Vt., where TR gave a speech on September 1, 1902.
Listed as one of Chesterfield, New Hampshire's notable citizens by the Chesterfield Historical Society - To view this information, highlight the link below, right click and select 'Go to Address in New Tab'...
http://www.chesterfieldhistoricalsociety-nh.org/notable-chesterfield-citizens/gen-herbert-b-titus/
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