Lieutenant Colonel William H. DeBevoise
Commanded the 14th Brooklyn during the 1862 Antietam Campaign
Born: 1826.
Died: Oct 2,1886
Enlisted: April 18, 1861 at Brooklyn, NY to serve 3 years (35 years of age).
Mustered In: May 23, 1861 as Captain in Company H.
Commissioned: Captain in 14th Militia on May 12, 1860.
With Rank from February 4, 1859.
Promoted: Major on February 20, 1862.
Not commissioned
Promoted: Lieutenant-Colonel on October 1, 1862.
Commissioned: Lieutenant-Colonel on October 24, 1862.
With Rank from October 1, 1862.
Replaced: E.B. Fowler (promoted to Colonel).
Took over command of the 14th New York Militia at the Battle of Second Bull
Run.
- Colonel Fowler wounded at the second battle of Bull Run.
Led the 14th New York Militia at the Battles of South Mountain & Antietam Creek, Maryland.
- South Mountian - September 14, 1862.
- Antietam Creek - September 17, 1862.
Discharged: For Disability on May 11, 1863.
Colonel of the 14th Regiment, New York National Guard, 1869 - 1878.
Lieutenant Colonel William H. DeBevoise and his wife Mary are buried in Section 151 Lot 15039,Greenwood Cemetery Brooklyn, NY
Source: The History of the Fighting Fourteenth by Tevis & Marquis.