Life span: 08/24/1822 to 05/01/1895TabsLife SummaryFull name: John NewtonPlace of Birth: Norfolk, VABurial Place: West Point Cemetery, United States Military Academy, West Point, NYBirth Date Certainty: DisputedDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 6Family: Thomas Newton (father), Margaret Jordan Pool (mother), Anna M. Starr (wife, 1848)Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryOtherOther Occupation: EngineerRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union ArmyUS military (Post-Civil War) Events Date span begin Life span End Event 05/07/1862 05/07/1862 At Eltham's Landing, Confederate units thwart Union attempts to cut off their retreat from Yorktown 04/27/1863 04/30/1863 The Army of the Potomac concentrates on Chancellorsville in preparation for an attack on Lee 05/01/1863 05/01/1863 Union and Confederate armies collide near Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County, Virginia 05/02/1863 05/02/1863 "Stonewall" Jackson's flanking movement seizes the initiative in the Battle of Chancellorsville 05/03/1863 05/03/1863 Lee's Army of Northern Virginia forces back entrenched Union forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville 05/05/1863 05/06/1863 The beaten Union Army retreats across the Rappahannock, ending the Battle of Chancellorsville 06/27/1864 06/27/1864 In Georgia, Sherman's direct assault on Confederate positions on Kennesaw Mountain fails with heavy losses Documents Images John Newton John Newton, detail Bibliography
