In 1866 he reverted to his Regular Army rank of Lt. Col. of the 5th US Infantry and then Col. of the 20th in 1868. He then commanded his regiment at a number of duty stations from Minnesota to Texas until his death at Fort Bowen in Brownsville, Texas.
In 1866 he reverted to his Regular Army rank of Lt. Col. of the 5th US Infantry and then Col. of the 20th in 1868. He then commanded his regiment at a number of duty stations from Minnesota to Texas until his death at Fort Bowen in Brownsville, Texas.
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