Alvin Peterson Hovey - Wikipedia
Alvin Peterson Hovey (September 6, 1821 – November 23, 1891) was a Union general during the American Civil War, an Indiana Supreme Court justice, congressman, and the 21st governor of …
Alvin Peterson Hovey - IN.gov
He had a distinguished military career during the Civil War and was brevetted major general in 1864. After the war Hovey was appointed United States minister to Peru, Where he served …
GENERAL ALVIN PETERSON HOVEY, USA - Historycentral
By the end of the Civil War, Hovey was commander of the District of Indiana. Brevetted a major general of volunteers, he performed administrative duties, struggled with Peace Democrats …
Indiana Governor Alvin Peterson Hovey (1821 - 1891)
ALVIN HOVEY was the son of impoverished Posey County pioneers who had come west to recover lost fortunes. Orphaned by the time he was fifteen years old, he received an education …
Alvin P. Hovey--Soldier, Politician and Statesman - Mt Vernon In
Perhaps the most celebrated native of Mt. Vernon was General Alvin Peterson Hovey, born September 6, 1821, a quarter-mile west of Farmersville. The man rose to great fame locally …
Alvin Peterson Hovey - Wikiwand
Alvin Peterson Hovey (September 6, 1821 – November 23, 1891) was a Union general during the American Civil War, an Indiana Supreme Court justice, congressman, and the 21st governor of …
Alvin Peterson Hovey - National Governors Association
During the Civil War, he was commissioned colonel of the 24th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, was promoted to brigadier general of Volunteers, and in 1864 was brevetted major general of …
General Alvin P. Hovey - Vicksburg National Military Park (U.S ...
Apr 14, 2015 · Alvin P. Hovey, Brig. Gen. Cost: $575 for bronze, $220 pedestal, by Federal Government Sculptor: George T. Brewster Erected: May 1915 Location: south loop Union …
Hovey and Chase. Life of General Alvin P. Hovey - Archive.org
Hovey, Alvin P. (Alvin Peterson), 1821-1891, Chase, Ira J., 1834-1895 Publisher Indianapolis, Union book company Collection library_of_congress; americana Contributor The Library of …
Indiana State Library: Alvin Peterson Hovey - IN.gov
Alvin P. Hovey was born near Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana. He fought in the Mexican War and the Civil War and was a delegate to Indiana's 1850 Constitutional Convention. …