Daniel McCauley

Daniel McCauley
Portrait of Colonel Daniel Macauley of the 11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, taken sometime in 1862-1865
10thMayor of Indianapolis
In office 1867–1873
Preceded by	John Caven
Succeeded by	James L. Mitchell

Daniel McCauley(1839–1894)was an American politician andUnion Armyoffice during theAmerican Civil War.

Born in New York in September 1839, Daniel Macauley (sometimes misspelled as McCauley) immigrated toIndianapolis,Indiana sometime prior to 1861. Macauley enlisted in the11th Indiana Infantry Regimenton 22 April 1861 as a 2nd Lieutenant in Company E. He was quickly advanced to the position of regimental Adjutant and part of the staff of ColonelLew Wallace.After service in Virginia, the 11th Indiana returned home to Indiana and mustered out in August 1861.

Macauley was proffered a commission as the Adjutant of the reorganized 11th Indiana, which he accepted on 31 August 1861. He was quickly promoted as the regimental major on 21 April 1862 in the aftermath ofShiloh.During the summer of 1862, the regiment participated in operations in Arkansas and Mississippi, during which time Macauley was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 4 September 1862. Lieutenant Colonel Macauley took command of the 11th Indiana on 29 November 1862, and was subsequently promoted to colonel on 10 March 1863.

Soon thereafter, Macauley led the 11th during Union operations totake Vicksburg.In the first battle of the campaign, Macauley led his men in capturing a Rebel battery atPort Gibson.On 19 May 1863, the regiment was heavily engaged atChampion Hill,with Colonel Macauley among the 167 casualties suffered during the battle.

After recovering from his injuries, Colonel Macauley rejoined his regiment in conducting operations through Louisiana, which lasted until January 1864. After a veteran’s furlough, the 11th Indiana returned to New Orleans until July 1864, after which it was redeployed to Virginia. During theValley Campaigns of 1864in the Shenandoah Valley, the regiment fought several skirmishes and in all the major battles of the campaign.

While commanding the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division of theXIX Army Corps,Colonel Macauley fell grievously wounded during the battle ofCedar Creekin October 1864. The severity of his wounds precluded field service, so Macauley was detailed as the Colonel of the 9th Regiment of the Veteran’s Reserve Corps, then garrisoning Baltimore. On 11 July 1865, Macauley was awarded abrevetfor Brigadier General backdated to 19 October 1864, the date of his wounding at Cedar Creek.

Soon thereafter on 26 July 1865, Brigadier General Macauley was mustered out and returned home to Indianapolis.

He entered politics and was elected the 10th mayor ofIndianapolisin 1867, where he served until 1873.

General Macauley died in 1894 and was interred atArlington National Cemetery.