8 3 3 ▁– ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Union ▁bre vet ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁bre vet ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁dated ▁to ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁During ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁Tit us ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁colon el ▁with ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry . ▁ ▁Herbert ▁Tit us ' ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁ren owned ▁teacher ▁named ▁Ez ra ▁Tit us . ▁Herbert ▁Tit us ▁followed ▁in ▁his ▁father ' s ▁foot steps ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁teacher ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁he ▁began ▁att ending ▁Y ale ▁College ▁until ▁his ▁gener ous ▁benef actor ▁died . ▁On ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁major ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry ▁later ▁that ▁month . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁regiment ' s ▁colon el . ▁Tit us ▁was ▁disabled ▁and ▁away ▁from ▁combat ▁for ▁five ▁months ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁wounded ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Anti et am . ▁▁▁ ▁When ▁Lee ▁surrender ed ▁at ▁App om atto x ▁on ▁April ▁ 9 ,