Christopher Columbus Augur

Christopher Columbus Augur
Christopher C. Augur
Born	(1821-07-10)July 10, 1821 Kendall, New York
Died	January 16, 1898(1898-01-16) (aged 76) Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1843–1885
Rank	Major General
Unit	4th U.S. Infantry 13th U.S. Infantry
Commands held	Eastern Iron Brigade 2nd Division, II Corps XXII Corps Department of Washington Department of the Missouri 12th U.S. Infantry
Battles/wars	Yakima War Rogue River Wars Mexican-American War American Civil War

Christopher Columbus Augur (July 10, 1821 – January 16, 1898) was an American military officer, most noted for his role in the American Civil War. Although less well known than other Union commanders, he was nonetheless considered an able battlefield commander.

Augur was born in Kendall, New York. He moved with his family to Michigan and entered West Point in 1839. Following his graduation in 1843, Augur served as aide-de-camp to Generals Hopping and Cushing during the Mexican-American War, and during the 1850s took an active part in the campaigns of the western frontier against the Yakima and Rogue River tribes of Washington and, in 1856, against the Oregon Indians. In Oregon, he was responsible for building Fort Hoskins in Kings Valley.

Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, Augur served as commandant of cadets at West Point.

Appointed brigadier general of volunteers in 1861, he commanded a brigade under Irvin McDowell during the early part of the war. He was severely wounded at Cedar Mountain in August 1862 while leading a division under Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Banks. He was appointed major general by President Abraham Lincoln on November 14, 1862, to rank from August 9, 1862. President Lincoln had to submit the nomination three times before the U.S. Senate finally confirmed the appointment on March 10, 1863.