Education
United States Military Academy.
United States Military Academy.
After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1851, he served in the American West and was involved in the Utah War. Soon after the outbreak of the, he assumed command of the 17th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as colonel. He died of yellow fever in New Bern, North Carolina on October 7, 1864.
Amory posthumously was awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general.
After graduating West Point, Amory received the rank of brevet second lieutenant and was assigned to the 7th United States. Infantry Regiment. The 7th Infantry served in the American West.
Early in 1861, Amory returned to Massachusetts from active duty with the Regular Army to act as a recruiting officer In May 1861, he was promoted to captain in the Regular Army.
On September 2, 1861, he was commissioned a colonel of Massachusetts volunteers by Government.
John Andrew and placed in command of the 17th Massachusetts. The 17th Massachusetts was assigned to the Department of North Carolina and shortly after the regiment arrived in North Carolina, Amory was promoted to command the 1st Brigade, 1st Division of the XVIII Corps under the overall command of Major General John G. Foster. Early in 1864, he was promoted to the command of the army District of Beaufort, North Carolina.
In the fall of 1864, an epidemic of yellow fever swept through Beaufort.
Amory"s wife died a few days before him. Amory was posthumously awarded the grade of brevet brigadier general.
The award of the brevet grade was made retroactively effective to the date of his death, October 7, 1864.