Strait, Horace Burton b. January 26, 1835 d. February 25, 1894 Representative from Minnesota; born in Potter County, Pa., January 26, 1835; attended the common schools; moved with his parents to Indiana in 1846; settled near Jordan, Minn., in 1855 and engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved to Shakopee, Minn., in 1860 and conducted a general store; entered the Union Army in 1862 as captain in the Ninth Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, being promoted to major in 1864; served at the close of the war as inspector general on the staff of General...[Read More] Valley Cemetery, Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota, USA
b. January 26, 1835 d. February 25, 1894