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| Keywords: Lieutenant Josiah Marshall Favill (08/08/1840, Boston, Lincolnshire, England - 04/21/1913, Brooklyn, NY) A student in Jersey City, NJ, in April 1861, he enlisted for 3 months as Private in Company C, 71st New York State Militia. He served with them, including in action at First Bull Run, until muster-out on 30 July. He recruited troops and enrolled in the 57th New York Infantry on 21 September 1861, mustering into Company A as 2nd Lieutenant on 12 November 1861. He was promoted to First Lieutenant and Adjutant on 7 March 1862. Favill was reassigned as First Lieutenant of Company H on 14 April 1863 and assigned to General Zook's staff as Acting Assistant Adjutant General (AAAG) until the General was killed on 3 July at Gettysburg, when he was appointed Judge Advocate for the First Division (Caldwell's), 2nd Corps. On 14 November 1863, he was made Captain of Company A . He was on sick leave and then court martial duty in Washington DC into December 1863. He transferred to Company F on 30 June 1864 and mustered out with them on 11 August 1864. He was honored by brevets to Colonel, US Volunteers and Major, NY Volunteers in March 1865. After the war and living in Brooklyn, he was successful in the transportation business in the Produce Exchange in New York City. Lieutenant Josiah Marshall Favill (08/08/1840, Boston, Lincolnshire, England - 04/21/1913, Brooklyn, NY) A student in Jersey City, NJ, in April 1861, he enlisted for 3 months as Private in Company C, 71st New York State Militia. He served with them, including in action at First Bull Run, until muster-out on 30 July. He recruited troops and enrolled in the 57th New York Infantry on 21 September 1861, mustering into Company A as 2nd Lieutenant on 12 November 1861. He was promoted to First Lieutenant and Adjutant on 7 March 1862. Favill was reassigned as First Lieutenant of Company H on 14 April 1863 and assigned to General Zook's staff as Acting Assistant Adjutant General (AAAG) until the General was killed on 3 July at Gettysburg, when he was appointed Judge Advocate for the First Division (Caldwell's), 2nd Corps. On 14 November 1863, he was made Captain of Company A . He was on sick leave and then court martial duty in Washington DC into December 1863. He transferred to Company F on 30 June 1864 and mustered out with them on 11 August 1864. He was honored by brevets to Colonel, US Volunteers and Major, NY Volunteers in March 1865. After the war and living in Brooklyn, he was successful in the transportation business in the Produce Exchange in New York City. | ||||
