Frederick Winthrop

Frederick Winthrop
Born(1839-08-03)August 3, 1839
New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 1, 1865(1865-04-01) (aged 25)
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, C.S.
Burial place
Green-Wood Cemetery
Relatives
Military career
AllegianceUnited States
Branch
United States Army
Service years
1862–1865
Rank
Brevet brigadier general
Conflicts

Frederick Winthrop (August 3, 1839 – April 1, 1865) was an American Union general during the period of the American Civil War.

Early life

Winthrop was born on August 3, 1839, in New York City.

He was a brother of New York City banker Robert Winthrop. His nephew Beekman Winthrop served as Governor of Puerto Rico, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

Military career

General Winthrop, an officer in the Union Army, joined the Army of the Potomac on April 11, 1862, participating in most of its famous battles. Winthrop had been a brevet brigadier general at the time of his death. Winthrop received his appointment as brevet major general dated to April 1, 1865.

Death

He was killed at the Battle of Five Forks on April 1, 1865, about one week before General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army following the Battle of Appomattox Court House. He is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Frederick Winthrop: in the American Civil War General Officers". Ancestry.com. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Frederick Winthrop: in the U.S., Family History Books". Ancestry.com. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Brig.-Gen. Winthrop.; His Funeral Service-Grand Military Demonstration-Sketch of his Life. The Pall-Bearers at the Church in the Churchyard, Gen. Frederick Winthrop". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  4. ↑ The Photographic History of the Civil War: Three Volumes in One. New York: Random House Value Publishing, Inc. 1983. p. 304. 0-517-20155-0.