George M. Harmon

General George M. Harmon
Born	December 2, 1837 Brookfield, MA
Died	November 21, 1910 (aged 72) New Haven, CT
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Connecticut State Militia Second Brigade, Connecticut Militia
Spouse(s)	Mary Ann Baldwin (1840–1904, her death)
Website	www.ct.gov/mil

George M. Harmon, was born in Brookfield, Massachusetts on December 2, 1837, was the twenty second Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut. After the war he resumed the manufacture of corsets under the firm name of Foy&Harmon. The firm grew to be one of the largest in putting out corset material having branches in New York and Boston. He afterwards had a commission business in Boston, which was one of the largest in the world in marketing materials for the making of corsets. In 1873 and 1874 Harmon was police commissioner in the city of New Haven. In 1880 he was chairman of the republic state committee. Harmon was a member of the loyal legion of New York and had membership in a number of organizations in New York.^[1][2]

Military career

In 1861, Harmon enlisted for war in the Fourth Connecticut Volunteers, which afterwards became a part of the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery, and rose from a lieutenant to a captain. He participated in the battles of Yorktown, Hanover, Court House, Gaine Mills, and Malvern Hill. In 1881 Captain Harmon was made Connecticut Adjutant General 1881-1882 by Governor Digelow.^[3]

Personal life

Harmon got married twice. His last wife was Mary Ann Baldwin (1834-1904), and they had five sons and one daughter; William, Mary L. Harmon (1860-1887), George H. Harmon (1862-1882), William Charles Harmon Sr. (1869), Frank W. Harmon (1871), and Edward F. Harmon (1874-1919). Harmon died on November 21, 1910, in New Haven, Connecticut.^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Ancestry.com". Retrieved 26 March 2014.
2. "HON. GEORGE M. HARMON OF NEW HAVEN DEAD". Retrieved 26 March 2014.
3. ""Gen. George M. Harmon, CT Adjutant-General 1882."". Retrieved 26 March 2014.
4. "Ancestry.com". Retrieved 26 March 2014.
5. "Ancestry.com". Retrieved 26 March 2014.