Kenner Garrard

Kenner Garrard
Kenner Garrard
Born(1827-09-21)September 21, 1827
Bourbon County, Kentucky
DiedMay 15, 1879(1879-05-15) (aged 51)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Place of burial
Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio
AllegianceUnited States
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1851–1866
Rank Brigadier General
Brevet Major General
CommandsCommandant of Cadets
146th New York Volunteer Infantry
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War

Kenner Garrard (September 21, 1827 – May 15, 1879) was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. A member of one of Ohio's most prominent military families, he performed well at the Battle of Gettysburg, and then led a cavalry division in the army of Major General William T. Sherman during the Atlanta Campaign. He developed a reputation for personal bravery and was cited for gallantry at the Battle of Nashville as an infantry division commander.