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John F. Farnsworth

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Union Army General (1820-1897)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1820 to 1897 · aged 77
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S. Representative from Illinois and a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He commanded brigades in the Cavalry Corps from September 1862 to February 1863.

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John F. Farnsworth, photograph by Mathew BradyJohn F. Farnsworth, photograph by Mathew BradyJohn Farnsworth in the 1860sJohn Farnsworth in the 1860sFarnsworth's grave at North CemeteryFarnsworth's grave at North Cemetery

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About this person

John Franklin Farnsworth was a seven-term U.S. Representative from Illinois and a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He commanded brigades in the Cavalry Corps from September 1862 to February 1863. He was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln for appointment to the grade of brigadier general on November 29, 1862 but was not confirmed by the United States Senate. His nomination was ordered returned to President Lincoln on February 12, 1863. He resigned his commission in the Union Army on March 4, 1863, the day he started his third term in Congress.

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United States
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Lived 1820 to 1897 · aged 77
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