Samuel Peter Heintzelman (September 30, 1805 – May 1, 1880) was a U.S. Army General. He served in the Seminole War, the Mexican War, the Cortina Troubles, and the American Civil War, where he commanded the III Corps of the Union Army in the Peninsular Campaign and at Second Bull Run. Relieved of his command in late 1862, he later commanded XXII Corps, assigned to the defense of Washington, D.C., where he remained for the remainder of the war. September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 92 days remaining. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... General is a high military rank, used by nearly every country in the world. ... Osceola, Seminole leader, detail from an 1838 lithograph The Seminole Wars were three wars or conflicts in Florida between the Seminole Native American tribe and the United States. ... The Mexican-American War was a war fought between the United States and Mexico between 1846 and 1848. ... Juan Cortina. ... The American Civil War (1861–1865) was fought in North America within the United States of America, between twenty-four mostly northern states of the Union and the Confederate States of America, a coalition of eleven southern states that declared their independence and claimed the right of secession from the... Daniel Sickles and staff after the Battle of Gettysburg There were four formations in the Union Army designated as III Corps (or Third Corps) during the American Civil War. ... The 21st Michigan Infantry, a company of Shermans veterans. ... Map of the events of the campaign. ... Second Battle of Bull Run Conflict American Civil War Date August 28–30, 1862 Place Prince William County Result Confederate victory The Second Battle of Manassas, known as the Second Battle of Bull Run in the North, was a battle during the American Civil War. ... XXII Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. ...

Heintzelman was born in Manheim, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1826 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 3rd U.S. Infantry. Manheim is a borough located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ... Alternate meanings: West Point (disambiguation). ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in many armed forces. ...

Heintzelman commanded the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry regiment that was responsible for the raid, ransacking, and devastation of the Pohick Church in Lorton, Virginia, on November 12, 1861. The historic church was built in 1769 by George Washington, George Mason, and George William Fairfax, among others, and restored after the War of 1812 by President Martin Van Buren, John Quincy Adams, and Francis Scott Key, among others. This ransacking caused the loss of a myriad of irreplaceable artifacts. Lorton is a census-designated place located in Fairfax County, Virginia. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the successful Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and later became the first President of the United States, an office to which he was elected twice (1789-1797). ... George Mason (December 11, 1725 – October 7, 1792) was a United States patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. ... This page refers to the war between the United States of America and Great Britain. ... The President of the United States (unofficially abbreviated “POTUS”) is the head of state of the United States. ... Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862), nicknamed Old Kinderhook, was the eighth President of the United States. ... John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was the sixth (1825-1829) President of the United States. ... Francis Scott Key Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779–January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer and amateur poet. ...

Heintzelman retired in 1869. He died in Washington, D.C., and is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York. 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. ... Nickname: City of Good Neighbors Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: Buffalo, NY Location Location of Buffalo in New York State Government County Erie County Mayor Byron Brown Geographical characteristics Area 136. ...

References

• Eicher, John H., & Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
• Pohick Church history