Milford High School - Milfordian Yearbook (Milford, DE)

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ORDER OF THE DAY Chiefs of Staff Administration General Staff Faculty Lieutenants Seniors Noncommissioned Officers Underclassmen Sergeants Juniors Corporals Sophomores Privates Freshmen Field Maneuvers Athletics Activities Activities Civilian Personnel Maintenance Patrol Janitors Kitchen Police Cafeteria Women Financial Backing Advertisements 7

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LOCAL CIVIL WAR HERO Alfred T. A. Torbert was born in Georgetown, but resided in Mil- ford for much of his life. During the war, he participated in the Peninsular Campaign and in Aug- ust, 1862, became commander of a brigade of the Sixth Corps. He had led the Sixth Corps during the campaigns of northern Virginia and Maryland, taking part in the second battle of Bull Run and the battles of South Mountain and Antietam. He was commissioned brigadier gen- eral of volunteers in 1862 and earned the rank of major in the regular army because of his valor at Gettysburg. In April, 1864, he was placed in command of the First Division of the Army of the Po- tomac. In 1865 he was promoted to the rank of major general of the regular army at the age of 32. In 1866 he married Miss Mary E. Currey, the daughter of Daniel Currey, the proprietor of Starr Tav- ern. Subsequently he moved to Milford and lived in the large gray home on North Walnut Street, now known as the Mulholland Apart- ments. He was a great favorite among the townspeople and gained considerable prominence in the Republican Party. It was this party affiliation that awarded him the American consulship to Havana and Paris. In 1880 he died in a shipwreck off Cape Canaveral, Florida. His Alfred Clio mas Archimedes 1 orhert (1833-1880) body was taken to New York City where thousands paid their re- spects to Major General Alfred T. A. Torbert—Milford's hero in the War between the States. Sfaz 6

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