John James Peck was a United States soldier who fought in the Mexican–American War and American Civil War.
John J. Peck
Peck & Staff, Tennallytown, DC, 1862. From left to right: Lieutenant Daniel Lodor Jr., Aide de Camp; Major T. Rush Spence, Brigade Surgeon; Captain Green, Brigade Commissary; General John J. Peck; Captain William H. Morris, Assistant Adjutant Surgeon; Captain Silas Titus, Brigade Quarter Master (later Colonel of the 122nd NY Onondaga Regiment); Lieutenant Charles R. Sterling, Aide-de-Camp.
Gravestone of Major General John James Peck, Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York
The Battle of Williamsburg, also known as the Battle of Fort Magruder, took place on May 5, 1862, in York County, James City County, and Williamsburg, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of th
John J. Peck
…Couch's 1st Division, Keyes' IV Corps during the Peninsula campaign. He served in the siege of Yorktown, and distinguished himself in the battles of Williamsburg and Fair Oaks. He was placed in command of the 2nd Division, IV Corps during the Seven Days Battles where he again distinguished himself. On July 25…
General Hooker's division engaging the rebels, Harper's Weekly
Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, USA
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, CSA
General Hancock's brigade fighting the rebels at Williamsburg, Harper's Weekly illustration by Alfred R. Waud