Benjamin Grierson
19th-century U.S. Army officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Benjamin Henry Grierson (July 8, 1826 ā August 31, 1911) was a music teacher, then a career officer in the United States Army. He was a cavalry general in the volunteer Union Army during the Civil War and later led troops in the American Old West.
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Born | (1826-07-08)July 8, 1826 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Died | August 31, 1911(1911-08-31) (aged 85) Omena, Michigan |
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Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861ā1890 |
Rank | Brigadier General Brevet Major General |
Commands held | 6th Illinois Cavalry 10th U.S. Cavalry Department of Arizona |
Battles/wars | American Civil War Indian Wars |
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He is most noted for Grierson's Raid, an 1863 expedition through Confederate-held territory that severed enemy communication lines between Vicksburg, Mississippi and Confederate commanders in the Eastern Theater. After the war he organized and led the Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry Regiment from 1866 to 1890.