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'''Levi Clark Bootes''' (December 8, 1809 – April 19, 1896) was a career officer in the [[United States Army]], serving in the [[Mexican-American War]] and the [[American Civil War]]. ==Biography== Bootes was born in [[Washington, D.C.]] and educated in the schools of the area. He joined the U.S. Army as a private in Company F of the [[Regiment of Mounted Riflemen]] on June 19, 1846, and was soon promoted to [[Sergeant#United States|Sergeant]]. On June 28, 1848, he was [[brevet (military)|brevetted]] as a [[Second Lieutenant#United States|second lieutenant]] in the [[6th U.S. Infantry]] and served in the Mexican-American War under Generals [[Zachary Taylor]] and [[Winfield Scott]]. In September 1848, he was promoted to the full rank of second lieutenant. Following the war, Bootes served on various western outposts, and was promoted to [[First Lieutenant#United States|first lieutenant]] on June 9, 1853. He was assigned to the [[Arizona Territory]], serving at [[Fort Yuma]], where in June 1860, he was again promoted, this time to [[captain (United States)|captain]]. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Bootes served in the [[Regular Army]] with the combined 1st and 6th U.S. Infantry and was wounded at [[Battle of Antietam|Antietam]] and again at [[Battle of Gettysburg|Gettysburg]], where he led his regiment in fighting near the Wheatfield. For his gallantry and leadership, he was promoted to [[Major (United States)]] of the [[17th U.S. Infantry]] in October 1863, a position he held through the remainder of the war. During the Civil War, he received three citations and brevet promotions: Brevetted Major July 1, 1862 for gallant and meritorious service in the [[Battle of Malvern Hill]]; Brevetted [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]] on December 13, 1862, for the [[Battle of Fredericksburg]], and [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] July 2, 1863, for the Battle of Gettysburg. Following the war, he transferred to the [[16th U.S. Infantry]] in September 1866, serving in that regiment until 1869. On December 15, 1870, he was briefly assigned to the [[20th U.S. Infantry]]. Shortly thereafter, on January 1, 1871, he received his final assignment, serving as lieutenant colonel of the [[25th U.S. Infantry]] until his retirement from active service in October 1874. Bootes died in [[Wilmington, Delaware]], at the age of 87. He is buried there in Brandywine Cemetery. ==References== * "A Mexican War Veteran Dead", ''[[Brooklyn Eagle]]'', April 19, 1896, Front Page, Number 1. * "A Delaware Army Man Dead", ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', April 19, 1896, Page 1. * Heitman, Francis, ''Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army 1789-1903,'' Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1903. ==External links== *[http://aotw.org/officers.php?officer_id=198&from=resul aotw Antietam on the Web] {{Persondata |NAME= Bootes, Levi Clark |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] [[Union Army|Army]] officer |DATE OF BIRTH= December 8, 1809 |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Washington, D.C.]] |DATE OF DEATH= April 19, 1896 |PLACE OF DEATH= [[Wilmington, Delaware]] }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bootes, Levi Clark}} [[Category:American military personnel of the Mexican–American War]] [[Category:United States Army officers]] [[Category:1896 deaths]] [[Category:Union Army officers]] [[Category:People of Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War]] [[Category:1809 births]]
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