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John Gibson Parkhurst

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John Gibson Parkhurst

Birth
Oneida Castle, Oneida County, New York, USA
Death
6 May 1906 (aged 82)
Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan, USA
Plot
Section C, Lot 9
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Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Diplomat. Served in the Civil War first as Colonel and commander of the 9th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, then as Provost Marshal General for the Department of the Cumberland. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on May 22, 1865 for "gallant, faithful, and meritorious services". After the war he served as United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Michigan from 1866 to 1869, and as United States Minister to Belgium from 1888 to 1889.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Diplomat. Served in the Civil War first as Colonel and commander of the 9th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, then as Provost Marshal General for the Department of the Cumberland. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on May 22, 1865 for "gallant, faithful, and meritorious services". After the war he served as United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Michigan from 1866 to 1869, and as United States Minister to Belgium from 1888 to 1889.

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  • Added: Nov 25, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5995544/john_gibson-parkhurst: accessed ), memorial page for John Gibson Parkhurst (17 Apr 1824–6 May 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5995544, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.