# Benjamin Grierson

> Benjamin Henry Grierson was a music teacher from Illinois who, although afraid of horses, volunteered for service in the cavalry during the Civil War, commanding a cavalry division Army of the Tennessee and reaching the rank of major general in the United States Volunteers. He is most noted for Grierson's Raid, an 1863 expedition through Confederate-held territory that severed enemy communication lines between Vicksburg, Mississippi and Confederate commanders in the Eastern Theater. After the war, he became colonel of the 10th Cavalry Regiment, an African-American regiment from 1866 until his retirement in 1890.

*Union Army General (1826-1911)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1826-07-08
- **Died:** 1911-08-31
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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