Please answer the following question: Facts: - relatives: henry evander stoughton -lrb- father -rrb- - caption: edwin h. stoughton - battles: american civil war - death date: 25 december 1868 - allegiance: united states of america union - rank: 35px - placeofburial: immanuel cemetery , rockingham , vermont - birth date: 23 june 1838 - serviceyears: 1859 & ndash ; 1863 - name: edwin henry stoughton - branch: united states army union army - laterwork: attorney - image: stoughton.jpg - death place: dorchester , massachusetts - birth place: chester , vermont Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of edwin h. stoughton .
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edwin henry stoughton -lrb- june 23 , 1838december 25 , 1868 -rrb- , was appointed a brigadier general in the union army during the american civil war but his appointment was not confirmed and it expired .four days later , on march 8 , 1863 , in a famous incident , he was captured while asleep at his headquarters at the fairfax court house in virginia by confederate partisan ranger john s. mosby .stoughton resigned after his exchange two months later when he was not reappointed as a brigadier general .