Jasper Adalmorn Maltby
Jasper Adalmorn Maltby
- Born 1826, Ashtabula County, Ohio; saw service in Mexican War; wounded at Chapultepec
- Moved to Galena in 1850, opening a gunsmithing and sporting accessories business
- Married Melvina James in 1852; had one son, Henry
- With fellow Galenian John E. Smith, instrumental in forming the 45th Illinois Infantry, the “Washburne Lead Mine Regiment”
- Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the 45th, September 1861; wounded at Fort Donelson
- Promoted Colonel, November 1862; wounded at Vicksburg; promoted Brigadier General, August 1863
- Mustered out, January 1866, entering mercantile business in Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Appointed military mayor of Vicksburg, and head of registration bureau, enrolling black voters
- Died in Vicksburg, December 12, 1867; buried in Galena’s Greenwood Cemetery, March 1868
