Judson Wade Bishop

Brigadier General

Judson Wade Bishop
Brigadier General; Judson Wade Bishop
	Lieutenant Colonel Judson W. Bishop (waving cap) leading the 2nd Minnesota during its charge at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. Portrait by Douglas Volk, c.1906.
Born	June 24, 1831; Le Ray, New York
Died	March 19, 1917; Saint Paul, Minnesota
Buried	Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minnesota
Allegiance	United States
Army	Union Army
Years of service	June 16, 1861 - July 11, 1865
Rank	Colonel, Brevet Brigadier General
Unit	Company A, 2nd Minnesota Infantry Regiment
Commands	2nd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment.; 1st Brigade, 3rd Division XIV Corps (Union army).;
Battles / wars	American Civil War Battle of Mill Springs; Shiloh Campaign Siege of Corinth; ; Heartland Offensive Battle of Perryville; ; Tullahoma Campaign Battle of Hoover's Gap; ; Chickamauga Campaign Battle of Chickamauga; ; Siege of Chattanooga Battle of Missionary Ridge; ; Atlanta Campaign Battle of Resaca; Battle of Kennesaw Mountain; Siege of Atlanta; Battle of Jonesborough; ; Carolinas Campaign Battle of Bentonville; ;
Alma mater	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Spouse(s)	Ellen "Nellie" S. Husted; Mary Libannia Axtell;
Children	Charles Hustad Bishop; Edwin Judson Bishop; Robert Haven Bishop;
Other work	Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad; Co-owner of the Langdon, Bishop, and Company Railroad Contracting Firm.; Owner of the St. Paul Trust Company.;

Judson Wade Bishop (June 24, 1831 - March 19, 1917) was an American railroad draftsman, surveyor, newspaper editor, and Brigadier General who commanded the 2nd Minnesota Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. Bishop was later a key figured in the consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway.

Brigadier General Judson Wade Bishop
Lieutenant Colonel Judson W. Bishop (waving cap) leading the 2nd Minnesota during its charge at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. Portrait by Douglas Volk, c.1906.
Born	June 24, 1831 Le Ray, New York
Died	March 19, 1917 Saint Paul, Minnesota
Buried	Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minnesota
Allegiance	United States
Army	Union Army
Years of service	June 16, 1861 - July 11, 1865
Rank	Colonel, Brevet Brigadier General
Unit	Company A, 2nd Minnesota Infantry Regiment
Commands	2nd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division XIV Corps (Union army).
Battles / wars	American Civil War Battle of Mill Springs Shiloh Campaign Siege of Corinth Heartland Offensive Battle of Perryville Tullahoma Campaign Battle of Hoover's Gap Chickamauga Campaign Battle of Chickamauga Siege of Chattanooga Battle of Missionary Ridge Atlanta Campaign Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta Battle of Jonesborough Carolinas Campaign Battle of Bentonville
Alma mater	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Spouse(s)	Ellen "Nellie" S. Husted Mary Libannia Axtell
Children	Charles Hustad Bishop Edwin Judson Bishop Robert Haven Bishop
Other work	Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Co-owner of the Langdon, Bishop, and Company Railroad Contracting Firm. Owner of the St. Paul Trust Company.