Kenner Garrard | |
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![]() Kenner Garrard | |
Born | Bourbon County, Kentucky | September 21, 1827
Died | May 15, 1879 Cincinnati, Ohio | (aged 51)
Place of burial | Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Allegiance | United States Union |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1851–1866 |
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Commands | Commandant of Cadets 146th New York Volunteer Infantry |
Battles/wars | American 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.