Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger
Born: November 6, 1821
Joy, New York
Died: January 10, 1886
Santa Fe, New Mexico
1845: West Point Graduate
1845: Brevet 2nd Lieutenant
1853: 1st Lieutenant
May 1861: Captain
August 1861: Brevet Major
March 26, 1862: Brigadier General
September 17, 1862: Major General
Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger
1845: West Point Graduate - 35th out of 41 cadets
1845: Brevet 2nd Lieutenant assigned to 2nd Infantry Regiment in Detroit, Michigan
1846: Transferred to the new Regiment of Mounted Rifleman at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
Mexican-American War
March 9-29, 1847: Siege of Veracruz
April 18, 1847: Battle of Cerro Gordo
August 20, 1847: Battle of Churabusco
September 13-14, 1847: Battle for Mexico City
After the war, served on the Western Front
1853: Promoted to 1st Lieutenant
May 1861: Promoted to Captain
August 2, 1861: Battle of Dug Springs
August 10, 1861: Battle of William's Creek - was cited for gallantry
Brevet Major and made commander at St. Louis Arsenal
November 1861: Assumed command of 2nd Michigan Cavalry Regiment
February 28-April 8, 1862: Battle of Island Number Ten
April 29-May 30, 1862: Siege of Corinth
March 26, 1862: Promoted to Brigadier General
September 17, 1862: Promoted to Major General of Volunteers
Took command of the Army of Kentucky
September 19-20, 1863: Battle of Chickamauga
Earned command of newly formed IV Corps of the Army of the Cumberland
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel of the U.S. Army
November 25, 1863: Battle of Missionary Ridge
August 5, 1864: Battle of Mobile Bay
April 2-9, 1865: Battle of Fort Blakeley
November 19-December 4, 1863: Siege of Knoxville
Command of the District of Texas
June 19, 1865:
The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection therefore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired laborer.
August 12, 1865 - January 15, 1866: Commander, Department of Kentucky
Granger's ties to President Johnson, did not set well with Gen. Grant as Pres. Johnson was giving him routine duties
July 1866: Mustered out of the Army, but was assigned as a colonel of the 25th Infantry Regiment
Stayed on leave of absence lobbying Pres. Johnson for potential appointments before reporting September 1, 1867
December 15, 1890: Colonel in 15th Infantry Regiment
April 29, 1871: District of New Mexico
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 351-352
Gordon Granger. 5 September 2022. web. 18 November 2022.
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue Lives of the Union Commanders.Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964. p 181