Benjamin Grierson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 114 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 8,1826 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Pennsylvania |
| United States | |
| Date of died | August 31,1911 |
| Died | Omena |
| Michigan | |
| United States | |
| Battles and wars | American Civil War |
| American Indian Wars | |
| Service/branches | United States Army |
| Union Army | |
| Allegiances | United States of America |
| Union | |
| Job | Army officer |
| Place of burial | Jacksonville East Cemetery, Morgan County, Illinois |
| Battleswar | American Civil War |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 640800 |
Benjamin Grierson Life story
Benjamin Henry Grierson 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.