Benjamin Grierson Family.
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Benjamin Grierson Family.
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Benjamin Grierson Family.
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Benjamin Henry and Alice Kirk Grierson of Jacksonville, where he enlisted into the 6th Illinois Cavalry to be promoted to Brigadier General of the volunteers after leading raids through Tennessee and Mississippi in 1864 and appointed commander of the 10th Cavalry of "Buffalo soldiers" in 1866 and went west to scout, explore and fight Indians. Alice raised their five children while supporting him with frequent letters and journeys to him throughout his near lifelong military career. Was appointed Brigadier General of the U.S. army in 1890 shortly before retiring.
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Band music
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Frontier and pioneer life
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Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Navajo Indians
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Fort Concho (Tex.)
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Fort Davis (Tex.)
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Fort Hauchuca (Ariz.)
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Fort Sill (Okla.)
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United States
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