Strong, William Emerson, 1840-1891

Civil war soldier who helped raise the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry in April 1861, was later assigned to duty with General William B. McPherson, and served at the Siege of Vicksburg, the Atlanta Campaign and Sherman's march to the sea, breveted Brigadier General in 1865. Friends with Captain Andrew Hickenlooper, chief of artillery, of the Army of the Tennessee, whom he calls "my hero". After McPherson's death, General Howard took over as commander of the Army of the Tennessee and Strong served as his Chief of Staff.

From the description of Papers, 1863-1878. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 48034825

Officer in the U.S. Army, 1861-1865; chief of staff of the Army of the Tennessee, 1864-1865; officer of the Peshtigo Co., a lumber company in Chicago, Ill., from 1867.

From the description of Officers of army and navy and notorious characters of so-called "Confederate States": photograph album, ca. 1864-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 17975174

Union army officer, 1861-1865, Freedmen's Bureau official, 1865-1866, and Chicago businessman and lawyer, 1866-1891.

Following the Civil War, Strong settled in Chicago, married into the Ogden family, assisted in the organization of the Illinois National Guard, and became connected with several business enterprises, including the Peshtigo Lumber Co. During the 1870's and 1880's Strong accompanied Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan, commander of the Military Division of the Missouri, on at least six VIP trips to the West (Yellowstone, Indian Territory, Colorado, and New Mexico)

From the description of Glimpses of travel in the West : with the lieutenant general of the army, [1888]. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 35518897