Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served in the Civil War at first as a 1st Lieutenant in the 21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry, then was assigned to the staff of Major General Ulysses S. Grant, with whom he served as an additional Aide-de-Camp, rising to the rank of Colonel. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services during the war".
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served in the Civil War at first as a 1st Lieutenant in the 21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry, then was assigned to the staff of Major General Ulysses S. Grant, with whom he served as an additional Aide-de-Camp, rising to the rank of Colonel. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services during the war".
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