Civil War Union Brigadier General. He graduated from West Point in 1852 and after spending a year in the artillery service, he became a contractor for the Northern Indiana Railroad. When the Civil War began, he enlisted and was commissioned Colonel of the 17th Indiana Infantry. Assigned to brigade command in the Army of the Cumberland, he was promoted Brigadier General in April, 1862. He participated in the Battle of Stone's River and then fought in the Siege of Knoxville in 1863. In the Atlanta Campaign, he led the 2nd Division of General William T. Sherman's XXIII Corps and resigned in October, 1864. After the war, he became a banker and entered the real estate business in Chicago, Illinois.
Civil War Union Brigadier General. He graduated from West Point in 1852 and after spending a year in the artillery service, he became a contractor for the Northern Indiana Railroad. When the Civil War began, he enlisted and was commissioned Colonel of the 17th Indiana Infantry. Assigned to brigade command in the Army of the Cumberland, he was promoted Brigadier General in April, 1862. He participated in the Battle of Stone's River and then fought in the Siege of Knoxville in 1863. In the Atlanta Campaign, he led the 2nd Division of General William T. Sherman's XXIII Corps and resigned in October, 1864. After the war, he became a banker and entered the real estate business in Chicago, Illinois.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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