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Benjamin Henry Grierson
Benjamin H. Grierson
Born
(1826-07-08)July 8, 1826 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died
August 31, 1911(1911-08-31) (aged 85) Omena, Michigan
Place of burial
Jacksonville East Cemetery, Morgan County, Illinois
Allegiance
United States of America Union
Service/branch
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
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.
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.
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...
historic 17-day Grierson's Raid and Battle of Newton's Station in Mississippi during the Civil War. In April 1863, Colonel BenjaminGrierson led 1,700 Illinois...
The Benjamin Henry Grierson House is a historic house located at 852 East State Street in Jacksonville, Illinois. Built circa 1850, the house was the...
formed the head of a watershed from Llano Estacado. It was named after BenjaminGrierson, whose troops helped build an outpost on it and a road through it...
Buffalo". However, writer Walter Hill documented the account of Colonel BenjaminGrierson, who founded the 10th Cavalry regiment, recalling an 1871 campaign...
under Brigadier General BenjaminGrierson defeated Confederate troops led by Franklin Gardner and Samuel J. Gholson. Grierson's raiding cavalry left Memphis...
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half of the war they continued to improve. This was exemplified by BenjaminGrierson's brilliant deception tactics in the Mississippi valley, and Philip...
Angels (2004). Gunton is also known for his guest starring role as Capt. Benjamin Maxwell in the 1991 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Wounded"...
Benjamin Henry Jesse Francis Shepard (September 18, 1848 – May 29, 1927) was a composer, pianist and writer who used the pen name Francis Grierson. Jesse...
Breaking Benjamin, Slayer". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Grierson, Tim (September 14, 2009). "Breaking Benjamin – 'Dear...
In December 1864, the unit took part in a successful raid led by BenjaminGrierson during which the Battle of Egypt Station and other actions were fought...
daring cavalry raid through central Mississippi by Col. BenjaminGrierson, known as Grierson's Raid. Both were eminently successful. Of Sherman's feint...
the heart of Comancheria. On 12 August 1871 Mackenzie and Colonel BenjaminGrierson were asked by Indian Agent Lawrie Tatum to begin an expedition against...
charging that he was responsible for arming the soldiers. Colonel BenjaminGrierson, post commander, challenged the authority of the rangers in a federal...
by two brigades of Union cavalry under the command of Brig. Gen. BenjaminGrierson. The Union cavalry force had already captured a substantial number...
Mississippi by Colonel BenjaminGrierson, known as Grierson's Raid. The former was inconclusive, but the latter was a success. Grierson was able to draw out...
Regiment was formed at Fort Leavenworth under the command of Col. BenjaminGrierson. Today, a statue of a cavalry rider stands at Fort Leavenworth in...
Global Information
Brigadier General
Brevet Major General