Life span: 09/06/1821 to 11/23/1891TabsLife SummaryFull name: Alvin Peterson HoveyPlace of Birth: Mount Vernon, INBurial Place: Mount Vernon, INBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 5Family: Abiel Hovey (father), Frances Hovey (mother), Mary Ann James (first wife - died 1863), Rosa Alice Valette (second wife - died 1865)Occupation: PoliticianMilitaryDiplomatAttorney or JudgeOtherOther Occupation: BricklayerRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: DemocraticRepublicanGovernment: Pierce Administration (1853-57)Johnson Administration (1865-69)Grant Administration (1869-77)DiplomatUS House of RepresentativesGovernorState supreme courtMilitary: Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 05/01/1863 05/01/1863 The Army of the Tennessee secures its beachhead across the Mississippi at the Battle of Port Gibson 05/16/1863 05/16/1863 In Mississippi, the Army of the Tennessee wins a pivotal battle at Champion Hill and moves on to Vicksburg 04/03/1866 04/03/1866 The U.S. Supreme Court decides "Ex Parte Milligan" in favor of the plaintiffs and orders them released Documents Images Alvin Peterson Hovey Alvin Peterson Hovey, detail Alvin Peterson Hovey, circa 1878 Alvin Peterson Hovey, circa 1878, detail Bibliography
