Thomas W . Hyde Thomas Worcester Hyde ( 16 January 1841 – 14 December 1899 ) was a Union Army colonel who subsequently received brevets of brigadier general of volunteers and major general of volunteers in the American Civil War , a state senator from Maine , and the founder of Bath Iron Works , one of the major shipyards in the United States . He wrote two books about his experiences during the war and at the Battle of Gettysburg . Biography . Born in Florence , Italy , to parents who were natives of Bath , Maine , Hyde graduated from Bowdoin College in 1861 and then from Chicago University . Hyde began his Union Army service on April 2 , 1861 , as a major in the 7th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment . On February 26 , 1863 , he became Assistant Inspector General of the Sixth Corps of the Army of the Potomac , which was commanded by Major General William F . " Baldy " Smith . He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on December 1 , 1863 . In 1864 , he became provost marshal general of the Sixth Corps . On September 24 , 1864 , Hyde transferred to the 1st Maine Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was promoted to colonel on October 22 , 1864 . Hyde commanded Brigade 3 , Division 2 , VI Corps of the Army of the Shenandoah between October 30 , 1864 , and December 6 , 1864 , and the same brigade in the Army of the Potomac from December 6 , 1864 , when the Army of the Shenandoah returned from its detached duty to the Army of the Potomac , until June 28 , 1865 . Despite this service , Hyde did not receive promotion to full rank brigadier general . While serving under Major General John Sedgwick early in the war , Hyde was present at several key Civil War battles , including the Second Battle of Bull Run , the Battle of Antietam ( for which he later received the Medal of Honor ) , and the Battle of Gettysburg . He was also present at Confederate General Robert E . Lee ' s 1865 surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House , Virginia . Hyde was mustered out of the volunteer army on June 28 , 1865 . On January 13 , 1866 , President Andrew Johnson nominated Hyde for appointment as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from April 2 , 1865 , and the U . S . Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12 , 1866 . On February 17 , 1869 , President Johnson nominated Hyde for the brevet grade of major general of volunteers , to rank from April 2 , 1865 , and the U . S . Senate confirmed the appointment on March 3 , 1869 , one of the last brevet major general awards for Civil War service . Starting in 1873 , Hyde served three terms in the Maine Senate , including two as president . He became mayor of Bath in 1878 . In 1884 , he founded Bath Iron Works and became general manager of it in 1888 . Since it was founded , the shipyard has executed more than 425 shipbuilding contracts , including 245 for the U . S . Navy . Hyde wrote " Following the Greek Cross " ( 1894 ) and " Recollections of the Battle of Gettysburg " ( 1898 ) . Hyde died on November 15 , 1899 at Fort Monroe , Virginia , after a short illness . He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery , Bath , Maine . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Major , 7th Maine Infantry . Place and date : At Antietam , Md . , 17 September 1862 . Entered service at : Bath , Maine . Birth : Italy . Date of issue : 8 April 1891 . His citation read : Led his regiment in an assault on a strong body of the enemy ' s infantry and kept up the fight until the greater part of his men had been killed or wounded , bringing the remainder safely out of the fight .