Don Carlos Buell

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Don Carlos Buell was a Union major general in the American Civil War, noted for his cautious leadership in the Western Theater and his controversial role in several key campaigns.

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Don Carlos Buell canonical 15

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instanceOf American Civil War general
Union Army general
human
allegiance Union
United States of America
battle Battle of Perryville
Battle of Shiloh
Corinth campaign
surface form: Corinth Campaign

Battle of Perryville
surface form: Perryville Campaign
birthDate 1818-03-23
birthPlace Lowell, Ohio
Washington County, Ohio
burialPlace Bellefontaine Cemetery
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: St. Louis, Missouri
classRankAtGraduation 32nd out of 52
command Army of the Ohio
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criticizedFor failure to aggressively pursue Confederate forces after Perryville
slowness and caution in offensive operations
deathDate 1898-11-19
educatedAt United States Military Academy
surface form: United States Military Academy at West Point
education United States Military Academy
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Buell
fullName Don Carlos Buell self-link
gender male
givenName Don
graduationYear 1841
knownFor cautious leadership in the Western Theater
controversial role in key Civil War campaigns
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch Union Army
United States Army
militaryRank Major General
notableAction Commanded Union forces in the Kentucky Campaign of 1862
Led Union reinforcements to Shiloh in April 1862
participatedIn Mexican–American War
position Commander of the Army of the Ohio
postMilitaryOccupation businessman
railroad executive
predecessorInCommand William Tecumseh Sherman
surface form: William T. Sherman (in some Western Theater responsibilities)
reasonForRemoval perceived lack of aggressiveness and failure to secure Kentucky decisively
removedFromCommand 1862-10
residence Indiana
Kentucky
serviceYears 1841–1864
successorInCommand William Rosecrans
surface form: William S. Rosecrans
theaterOfOperations Western Theater of the American Civil War

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Battle of Shiloh commander Don Carlos Buell
Corinth campaign commander Don Carlos Buell
boosted the reputation of Ulysses S. Grant commander Don Carlos Buell
subject surface form: Battle of Shiloh
Pittsburg Landing associatedWith Don Carlos Buell
Army of the Ohio firstCommander Don Carlos Buell
Army of the Ohio notableCommander Don Carlos Buell
Battle of Pittsburg Landing commander Don Carlos Buell
Don Carlos Buell fullName Don Carlos Buell self-link
Western Union armies notableCommander Don Carlos Buell
Union Army campaigns notableCommander Don Carlos Buell
Battle of Perryville UnionCommander Don Carlos Buell
Siege of Corinth commander Don Carlos Buell