Joseph J. Bartlett

Joseph Jackson Bartlett (November 21, 1834 – January 14, 1893) was a New York attorney, brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and postbellum international diplomat and pensions administrator for the United States Government. He was chosen to receive the stacked arms of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House.

Joseph Jackson Bartlett
Born(1834-11-21)November 21, 1834
Binghamton, New York, US
DiedJanuary 14, 1893(1893-01-14) (aged 58)
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States
Union
Service/branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1866
RankBrigadier General
Brevet Major General
Commands held27th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
Other workAmbassador to Sweden and Norway
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