Benjamin Grierson
- 1867–69: Commanded Fort Riley, then later Fort Gibson.
- 1868–69: Headed the District of the Indian Territory.
- 1869–72: Selected the site for Fort Sill, Oklahoma, supervised construction of the post, and acted as commander. He angered residents of the Texas frontier with his support of the peace policy on the Kiowa-Comanche Reservation. Saved the life of visiting General William Tecumseh Sherman, during a confrontation with Lone Wolf, principal chief of the Kiowa, over responsibility for an attack on a wagon train near Salt Creek Prairie, Texas.
- 1873–74: Superintendent of the Mounted Recruiting Service at St. Louis.
- 1875–78: Commander at Fort Concho, Texas.
- 1878–80: Commander of the District of the Pecos. In 1880 he helped defeat Victorio to end the Indian threat to West Texas.
- 1882–82: Moved his headquarters to Fort Davis, Texas.
- 1883–83: Commanded the Department of Texas in September and October.
- 1885–86: Transferred to Arizona, commanded Whipple Barracks and later Fort Grant.
- 1886–88: Commanded the District of New Mexico. There he dealt sympathetically and effectively with problems on the Jicarilla and Navajo reservations.
- 1888–90: Commanded the Department of Arizona.
- April 5, 1890: Promoted to brigadier general.
- July 8, 1890: Retired
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Grierson in media
Colonel Grierson is a prominent figure in Turner Network Television's documentary, "Buffalo Soldiers".
The part of Colonel Marlowe, played by John Wayne in the movie The Horse Soldiers, is loosely based on Grierson.
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Notes
- ^ *Dee Brown . Grierson's Raid: A Cavalry Adventure of the Civil War, reprint. ISBN 978-0890290613.
- ^ Civil War Harper's Weekly (June 6, 1863). Retrieved on October 07, 2007.
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See also
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References
- Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- Warner, Ezra J., Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders, Louisiana State University Press, 1964, ISBN 0-8071-0822-7.
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External links
- The Handbook of Texas
- Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Leavenworth
- Buffalo Soldiers
- Grierson's Report of His 1863 Raid
- Grierson's Raid at Civil War Web
- Alice Kirk Grierson and the Tenth Cavalry Officers' Wives at Fort Davis
- (General) Benjamin Henry Grierson's Bible Records
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