Thomas W. Egan

Thomas Wilberforce Egan
Thomas W. Egan
Born	1836 New York City, New York
Died	February 24, 1887 (aged c51) New York City, New York
Buried at	Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861–1866
Rank	Brigadier General Brevet Major General
Commands held	40th New York Volunteer Infantry Ist Brigade, 3rd Div, II Corps 2nd Division, II Corps
Battles/wars	American Civil War Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Chantilly Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Mine Run Campaign Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of North Anna Battle of Cold Harbor Second Battle of Petersburg Battle of Boydton Plank Road
Other work	Deputy collector of Customs, New York

American Civil War

Thomas Wilberforce Egan (1836 – February 24, 1887) was a Union Army officer who led the Mozart Regiment during most of the American Civil War, later becoming a general.

Egan was born in New York City of Irish immigrant parents in 1836. Little is known about his life before the Civil War. He is believed to have married an actress and fathered a child who died young.

Egan joined the 40th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, called the Mozart Regiment, in April 1861 at the beginning of the Civil War, as a private. (The regiment was sponsored by the Democratic Party's Mozart Hall Committee.) Egan was made lieutenant colonel on June 14, 1861.

Lieutenant Colonel Egan participated in most of the major battles of the Army of the Potomac. Initially, the Mozart Regiment served in first division III Corps. Col. Egan is reported to have arrested the colonel of the regiment for misconduct at the Battle of Fair Oaks in May 1862. In June 1862, Egan was promoted to the rank of colonel. He led the regiment at the Second Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Chantilly and the Battle of Chancellorsville. At Chancellorsville, Colonel Egan became acting commander of first brigade first division III Corps, when Brigadier General Charles K. Graham was assigned to command of the third division following the death of Major General Amiel W. Whipple. At the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863, Colonel Egan, once more leading his regiment, was wounded in action near Devil's Den, being hit in a leg; and the regiment’s monument stands near that site. [1] The Mozart Regiment lost 150 of 431 troops engaged. Egan also led the Mozart Regiment in the Mine Run Campaign during the autumn of 1863.

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