Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. With the outbreak of the Civil War, he was appointed Captain of Company D, 20th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Union Army. Rising through the ranks, he was promoted Lieutenant Colonel in command of the 86th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He led his corps at the Second Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Mechanicsburg, and during the Chattanooga Campaign he was noted for his charge at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. For the remainder of the war, he participated in the Peninsular Campaign and was in actions with General Sherman's march to the sea. For meritorious services during the war, he was brevetted Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers on March 13, 1865. After the war, he served as Postmaster of Bloomington, Illinois, until 1902.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. With the outbreak of the Civil War, he was appointed Captain of Company D, 20th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Union Army. Rising through the ranks, he was promoted Lieutenant Colonel in command of the 86th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He led his corps at the Second Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Mechanicsburg, and during the Chattanooga Campaign he was noted for his charge at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. For the remainder of the war, he participated in the Peninsular Campaign and was in actions with General Sherman's march to the sea. For meritorious services during the war, he was brevetted Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers on March 13, 1865. After the war, he served as Postmaster of Bloomington, Illinois, until 1902.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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