Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson

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American Civil War veteran Indian Wars veteran United States Army officer human

Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson was a U.S. Army cavalry officer and former Civil War general best known for leading Union raids in the Confederacy and later commanding frontier forces in the Indian Wars, including campaigns against Apache leader Victorio.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War veteran ⓘ
Indian Wars veteran ⓘ
United States Army officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
activity commanding frontier garrisons ⓘ
conducting raids behind enemy lines ⓘ
allegiance Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
American Indian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
familyName Grierson NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork cavalry warfare ⓘ
frontier warfare ⓘ
genreOfActivity military leadership ⓘ
givenName Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
militaryBranch Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank brigadier general ⓘ
colonel ⓘ
militaryUnit Union cavalry NERFINISHED ⓘ
name Benjamin H. Grierson NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableAchievement commanded campaigns against Apache leader Victorio ⓘ
commanded frontier forces in the American West ⓘ
led Union cavalry raid deep into the Confederacy in 1863 ⓘ
notableFor leading deep-penetration cavalry raids in Confederate territory ⓘ
post–Civil War service on the western frontier ⓘ
notableWork Grierson's Raid NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation cavalry commander ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
opponent Apache groups led by Victorio ⓘ
Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
Victorio NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld commander of Union cavalry forces in the Western Theater ⓘ
commander of frontier forces in the Indian Wars ⓘ
residence United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
role Union cavalry raid leader ⓘ
frontier commander in the Indian Wars ⓘ
serviceNumberOrID Union cavalry officer during the American Civil War ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Victorio's War → commander → Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson ⓘ
Battle of Tupelo → commanderUnion → Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benjamin Grierson