Ferdinand Van Derveer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFerdinand Van Derveer
Union Army General
Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1823
Place of Birth: Middletown, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 05-Nov-1892
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Ferdinand Van Derveer
- Ferdinand Van Derveer (February 27, 1823 – November 5, 1892) was a lawyer and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Van Derveer was born in Middletown, Ohio.
- He was educated at Farmer's College, studied law, passed his bar exam and established his practice in Middletown.
- However, when the Mexican–American War erupted, he left his law office and enlisted in the military as a private in the 1st Ohio Volunteers.
- He commanded an assaulting column at the Battle of Monterrey and by the end of the war he had risen to the rank of captain.
- While his regiment was being mustered out Van Derveer served as a second to Capt.
- Carr B.
- White in a duel with Lt.
- James P.
- Fyffe over White's promotion to captain.
- Van Derveer returned home after the war and resumed his legal career.
- He served for a number of years as the Sheriff of Butler County, Ohio. When the Civil War began, Van Derveer organized the 35th Ohio Infantry and became its first colonel.
- It originally consisted of 921 men, 750 of whom came from Butler County.
- The regiment fought at Mill Springs, Perryville, Stones River, Missionary Ridge, and Chickamauga, during which nearly half the men in the regiment were killed or wounded.
- In 1862 Van Derveer became a brigade commander in the Army of the Ohio and later in the XIV Corps.
- He mustered out with his regiment in September 1864 and in the next month he was promoted to Brigadier General of Volunteers.
- In February 1865 he was assigned to lead a brigade in the IV Corps in Alabama. After the conclusion of the war, Van Derveer returned to Butler County and served as a judge.
- He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery Hamilton, Ohio.
- His grave can be found in the Hill Section, Lot 561.
Read more at Wikipedia