Maj. Gen. George Sykes
Born: October 9, 1822
Dover, Delaware
Died: February 8, 1880
Fort Brown, Texas
June 1842: Brevet 2nd Lieutenant
1855: Captain
1861: Major
September 28, 1861: Brigadier General
November 29, 1862: Major General
Maj. Gen. George Sykes
June 1842: West Point Graduate 39th out of 56
Commissioned as a Brevet 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Infantry
1842: 2nd Seminole Wars
1846-1848: Mexican-American War
April 18, 1847: Battle of Cerro Gordo - was brevetted to Captain for his actions
Continued his frontier services in New Mexico
1855: Promoted to Captain
As war breaks out, is assigned as a Major in the 14th U.S. Infantry
July 21, 1861: 1st Bull Run
September 28, 1861: Promoted to Brigadier General
May 1862: Raised to Division Commander
June 27-28,1862: Battle of Gaines Mill
August 29-30, 1862: 2nd Battle of Bull Run
September 17, 1862: Battle of Antietam
December 13, 1862: 1st Battle of Fredericksburg
November 29, 1862: Promoted to Major General
May 1-4, 1863: Battle of Chancellorsville
June 28, 1863: Assumed command of the V Corps
July 1-3, 1863: Battle of Gettysburg
November 26-December 1863: Mine Run Campaign
When Maj. Gen. Grant reorganized the Army of the Potomac and sent Sykes to the Department of Kansas
October 16, 1863: Promoted to Lieutenant General in the Regular Army
During Price's Raid in 1864, was replaced by Maj. Gen. Blunt
1866: Mustard out of the Volunteer Service and returned to the Regular Army. Served in the 5th U.S. Infantry
January 12, 1868: Promoted to Colonel and received command of the 20th U.S. Infantry
Commanded a number of duty station from Minnesota to Texas
February 8, 1880: Died while commanding Fort Brown, Texas
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 825
Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, photographer. Portrait of Maj. Gen. George Sykes, officer of the Federal
Army. [Between 1860 and 1865] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2018666498/>.
George Sykes. 24 April 2022. web. 25 May 2022.
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue Lives of the Union Commander. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964. p 492-493