Civil War Union Brevetted Major General. When the Civil War broke out, he was a lawyer in practice when commissioned a Captain in the First Dragoons, Union Army in 1861. Known in Pennsylvania as an antislavery orator, he was promoted Colonel and organized the 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry, serving in the major theaters of the war, as a line officer, elevating to the rank of Brigadier General. For his contributions to Union war effort, he was brevetted Major General of US volunteers in 1865. After the war he remained in the regular army, aiding in the establishment of other colored regiments and served in the northwestern United States as an officer in several cavalry regiments. He retired form active service in 1882. He was also a prolific writer, known for his works on the Army Indian Wars, the West and Montana Territory.
Civil War Union Brevetted Major General. When the Civil War broke out, he was a lawyer in practice when commissioned a Captain in the First Dragoons, Union Army in 1861. Known in Pennsylvania as an antislavery orator, he was promoted Colonel and organized the 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry, serving in the major theaters of the war, as a line officer, elevating to the rank of Brigadier General. For his contributions to Union war effort, he was brevetted Major General of US volunteers in 1865. After the war he remained in the regular army, aiding in the establishment of other colored regiments and served in the northwestern United States as an officer in several cavalry regiments. He retired form active service in 1882. He was also a prolific writer, known for his works on the Army Indian Wars, the West and Montana Territory.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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