William S. Hillyer | |
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 Hillyer in 1861, in Colonel's uniform | |
| Birth name | William Sillman Hillyer |
| Born | April 2, 1830 Henderson, Kentucky |
| Died | July 12, 1874 (aged 43 or 44) Washington D.C., U.S. |
| Buried | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, US |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | Union Army |
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| Rank | Colonel Bvt. Brigadier General |
| Commands | Provost Marshal General of the Dept. of the Tennessee |
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| Spouse(s) | Anna Rankin |
| Children | Six |
William Sillman Hillyer[a] (April 2, 1830 – July 12, 1874)[2][3] was an American lawyer and Union officer who advanced through the ranks to Brevet Brigadier General during the American Civil War. Before the war he practiced law in Saint Louis where he met Ulysses S. Grant. During most of the Civil War he served under General Grant and was with him at the Battle of Fort Donelson, Battle of Shiloh and the Siege of Vicksburg. Hillyer was chosen by General Grant to be a member of his staff, and was one of its original members and the last surviving member of the original staff. After the war he served as a Treasury agent under presidents Johnson and Grant. He later pursued a political career in New York but was unsuccessful due to opposition from various political rivals.
- ^ Sherman, Personal Memoirs, 1890, vol.1, p.278
- ^ John Eicher; David Eicher (2002). Civil War High Commands. Stanford University Press. p. 623. ISBN 978-0-8047-8035-3.
- ^ James Grant Wilson; John Fiske (1887). Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography. Vol. 3. D. Appleton. p. 210. Bibcode:1887acab.book.....W.
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