Life span: 12/25/1825 to 12/04/1888TabsLife SummaryFull name: Romeyn Beck AyresPlace of Birth: Montgomery County, NYBurial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 2No. of Children: 4Family: Emily Louis Gerry Dearborn (first wife), Juliet Opie Hopkins Butcher (second wife - 1880)Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union ArmyUS military (Post-Civil War) Events Date span begin Life span End Event 07/02/1863 07/02/1863 At Gettysburg, Union General Daniel Sickles disregards orders and loses much of his III Corps and his right leg 05/05/1864 05/05/1864 The Battle of the Wilderness opens on ground fought over the year before at Chancellorsville 05/06/1864 05/06/1864 In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness continues for a second bloody day 05/07/1864 05/07/1864 In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness ends and Union maneuvering continues 04/01/1865 04/01/1865 In Dinwiddie County, Virginia, the Union's Fifth Corps capture a vital crossroads at the Battle of Five Forks Major TopicsGettysburg Campaign Documents Images Romeyn Beck Ayres, portrait size Romeyn Beck Ayres Romeyn Beck Ayres, detail Bibliography
