Benjamin Grierson
Benjamin Henry Grierson (July 8, 1826 – August 31, 1911) was a music teacher, then a career officer in the United States Army. He was a cavalry general in the volunteer Union Army during the Civil War and later led troops in the American Old West.
Benjamin Henry Grierson | |
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Benjamin H. Grierson | |
| Born | July 8, 1826 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 31, 1911 (aged 85) Omena, Michigan |
| Place of burial | Jacksonville East Cemetery, Morgan County, Illinois |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1890 |
| Rank | Brigadier General Brevet Major General |
| Commands held | 6th Illinois Cavalry 10th U.S. Cavalry Department of Arizona |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War Indian Wars |
He is most noted for Grierson's Raid, an 1863 expedition through Confederate-held territory that severed enemy communication lines between Vicksburg, Mississippi and Confederate commanders in the Eastern Theater. After the war he organized and led the Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry Regiment from 1866 to 1890.
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