Unlikely warriors
Unlikely warriors1984
About this book
Benjamin Henry Grierson was born 8 July 1826 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His parents were Robert Grierson and Mary Sheppard. He married Alice Kirk 24 September 1854 and they had seven children. Details his military career fighting in the Union Army in the Civil War and commanding the Tenth Cavalry "Buffalo Soldiers" on the western frontier in Texas and New Mexico.
Details
- First published
- 1984
- OL Work ID
- OL2160581W
Subjects
BiographyCavalry operationsGeneralsHistoryIndians of North AmericaUnited StatesUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865United States. ArmyWarsGrierson's cavalry raid, 1863Generals, biographyUnited states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, campaignsUnited states, army, biographyIndians of north america, southwest, newIndians of north america, wars, 1815-1865