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Granger, Robert S., brigadier-general War Date Pencil ANS with
Rank $150.00
Granger, Robert S., was born in Zanesville, Ohio, May 24, 1816, was
graduated at the United States military academy in 1839 and saw his first
active service in the Seminole war in Florida, 1840-42. He was
subsequently for two years assistant instructor in tactics at West Point,
and served in the Mexican war, winning promotion of captain, Sept. 8,
1847. He afterwards served on the Texas frontier and on April 27, 1861,
was captured by the Confederate commander on the Texas coast and
paroled.
While on parole he organized and prepared for the field a brigade at
Mansfield, Ohio, and then, being exchanged in Aug., 1862, was
commissioned in September brigadier-general of Kentucky troops. He
engaged with Confederate troops at Shepherdsville, Lebanon Junction
and Lawrence- burg, was for his action in the last named battle brevetted
colonel in the regular army, and on Oct. 20, 1862, he was commissioned
brigadier-general of U. S. volunteers.
He commanded a division and, during 1863, the districts of Nashville and
Middle Tennessee successively, and in the first part of 1864 prepared
Nashville as a depot of supplies. He then commanded the District of
Northern Alabama, and while there captured Gen. Philip D. Roddey's
camp, drove Gen. Joseph Wheeler out of middle Tennessee and
defended his district against the raid of Gen. Forrest, and Decatur, Ala.,
against the army of Gen. Hood.
He was brevetted brigadier-general in the regular army for these services
and was awarded the brevet of major-general U. S. A. for services during
the war. He commanded in northern Alabama during the occupation, in
1865, was promoted lieutenant-colonel U. S. A., on June l2 of that year;
colonel, Aug. 16, 1871, and was placed on the retired list, Jan. 16, 1873.
Gen. Granger died in Washington, D. C., April 25, 1894
Rank $150.00
Granger, Robert S., was born in Zanesville, Ohio, May 24, 1816, was
graduated at the United States military academy in 1839 and saw his first
active service in the Seminole war in Florida, 1840-42. He was
subsequently for two years assistant instructor in tactics at West Point,
and served in the Mexican war, winning promotion of captain, Sept. 8,
1847. He afterwards served on the Texas frontier and on April 27, 1861,
was captured by the Confederate commander on the Texas coast and
paroled.
While on parole he organized and prepared for the field a brigade at
Mansfield, Ohio, and then, being exchanged in Aug., 1862, was
commissioned in September brigadier-general of Kentucky troops. He
engaged with Confederate troops at Shepherdsville, Lebanon Junction
and Lawrence- burg, was for his action in the last named battle brevetted
colonel in the regular army, and on Oct. 20, 1862, he was commissioned
brigadier-general of U. S. volunteers.
He commanded a division and, during 1863, the districts of Nashville and
Middle Tennessee successively, and in the first part of 1864 prepared
Nashville as a depot of supplies. He then commanded the District of
Northern Alabama, and while there captured Gen. Philip D. Roddey's
camp, drove Gen. Joseph Wheeler out of middle Tennessee and
defended his district against the raid of Gen. Forrest, and Decatur, Ala.,
against the army of Gen. Hood.
He was brevetted brigadier-general in the regular army for these services
and was awarded the brevet of major-general U. S. A. for services during
the war. He commanded in northern Alabama during the occupation, in
1865, was promoted lieutenant-colonel U. S. A., on June l2 of that year;
colonel, Aug. 16, 1871, and was placed on the retired list, Jan. 16, 1873.
Gen. Granger died in Washington, D. C., April 25, 1894