Halbert Eleazer Paine
| Halbert E. Paine | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 |
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| Preceded by | James S. Brown |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Mitchell |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 4, 1826 Chardon, Ohio |
| Died | April 14, 1905 (aged 79) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Allegiance |
United States of America Union |
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United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General Brevet Major General
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| Commands | 4th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Halbert Eleazer Paine (February 4, 1826 – April 14, 1905) was a lawyer, politician, and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he was elected to three terms as U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin. Later he wrote a text on contested elections, as well as a memoir of his service in Louisiana during the Civil War. The latter was published for the first time in 2009 in an annotated edition.
Paine was born in Chardon, Ohio. Through his father's family, he was a first cousin of Eleazar A. Paine, a future general of the Union Army in the Civil War. After attending the common schools, Paine graduated from Western Reserve College in 1845. He moved to Mississippi for a year to teach school. He returned to Cleveland to read the law. In 1848 he passed the bar exam and established a practice. He married and started a family.
In 1857, Paine took his family to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he continued his legal career.
With the outbreak of the Civil War, Paine entered the Union army as the colonel of the Fourth Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment. On April 9, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Paine brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1863. The President had nominated Paine for the promotion on March 12, 1863 and the U.S. Senate had confirmed the appointment on March 13, 1863.
Paine led widespread actions in the Lower Mississippi, which took him into Louisiana. These included involvement in the Vicksburg campaign, the capture of New Orleans, the Battle of Baton Rouge, and the Bayou Teche offensive. He also coordinated anti-guerrilla operations in southern Louisiana and Mississippi. In late-September 1862, Paine assumed command of the Camp Parapet, a fortification about ten miles north of New Orleans under overall command of Brigadier General Thomas W. Sherman, who was in command of New Orleans defenses.
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