Benjamin Grierson

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Benjamin Henry Grierson
Benjamin H. Grierson
Born	(1826-07-08)July 8, 1826 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died	August 31, 1911(1911-08-31) (aged 85) Omena, Michigan
Place of burial	Jacksonville East Cemetery, Morgan County, Illinois
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service / branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861–1890
Rank	Brigadier General Brevet Major General
Commands	6th Illinois Cavalry 10th U.S. Cavalry Department of Arizona
Battles / wars	American Civil War Indian Wars

Benjamin Henry Grierson (July 8, 1826 – August 31, 1911) 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.

He is most noted for Grierson's Raid, an 1863 expedition through Confederate-held territory that severed enemy communication lines between Vicksburg, Mississippi and Confederate commanders in the Eastern Theater. After the war he organized and led the Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry Regiment from 1866 to 1890.