Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He moved to Indiana in 1830, attended Wabash College in Crawfordsville, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1851. In 1859, he served in the Indiana House of Representatives. Out the outbreak of the Civil War, he was commissioned Captain in the 6th Indiana Infantry. The 6th was sent to western Virginia, he became part of a regiment of sharpshooters, the 39th Indiana Infantry, and was promoted to Colonel on August 28, 1861. His regiment fought in the battles of Shiloh, Stone River, Murfreesboro, at Middleton and Liberty Gap before engaging the Confederates at Winchester on the way to Chattanooga. In September 1863, his regiment participated at Chickamauga and was reorganized as the 8th Indiana Calvary. The 8th participated in the raid at Atlanta, the Kilpatrick raid in Georgia and the battle of Lovejoy Station. He was mustered out of service on January 14, 1865 and brevetted Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers on January 31, 1865. Following the war, he settled in Tennessee where he served as U. S. Marshal, Middle District, in 1870. Other occupations in his lifetime included teacher, lawyer, farmer, and lumber businessman.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He moved to Indiana in 1830, attended Wabash College in Crawfordsville, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1851. In 1859, he served in the Indiana House of Representatives. Out the outbreak of the Civil War, he was commissioned Captain in the 6th Indiana Infantry. The 6th was sent to western Virginia, he became part of a regiment of sharpshooters, the 39th Indiana Infantry, and was promoted to Colonel on August 28, 1861. His regiment fought in the battles of Shiloh, Stone River, Murfreesboro, at Middleton and Liberty Gap before engaging the Confederates at Winchester on the way to Chattanooga. In September 1863, his regiment participated at Chickamauga and was reorganized as the 8th Indiana Calvary. The 8th participated in the raid at Atlanta, the Kilpatrick raid in Georgia and the battle of Lovejoy Station. He was mustered out of service on January 14, 1865 and brevetted Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers on January 31, 1865. Following the war, he settled in Tennessee where he served as U. S. Marshal, Middle District, in 1870. Other occupations in his lifetime included teacher, lawyer, farmer, and lumber businessman.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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