★ Buell, George P.

George Pearson Buell​

Born: October 4, 1833

Birthplace: Lawrenceburg, Indiana

Father: George Pearson Buell 1801 – 1862

(Buried: Greendale Cemetery, Greendale, Indiana)​

Mother: Ann Lane 1809 – 1844

(Buried: Greendale Cemetery, Greendale, Indiana)​

Wife: Rochie Brien 1840 – 1930

(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)​

Children:

Don Carlos Buell 1866 – 1953​

(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)​

Education:

Attended Norwich University​

Occupation before War:

City Engineer in Leavenworth, Kansas​

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Gold Miner​

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Civil Engineer in Colorado​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 58th​ Indiana Infantry Regiment​

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1862 – 1865: Colonel of 58th​ Indiana Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky​

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1862 – 1863: Served in the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee​

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1863 – 1864: Brigade Commander in the Union Army of Cumberland​

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1863: Brigade Commander in the Battle of Chickamauga​

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1865: Brevetted Brigadier General for management of Pontoon trains​

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1865: Brigade and Division Commander in the Union Army of Georgia​

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1865: Brigade Commander in the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina​

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1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on July 25th​​

Occupation after War:

1866 – 1869: Lt. Colonel of United States Army, 29th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1867: Appointed Brevet Colonel in United States Army

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1867: Brevetted Brigadier General in United States Army​

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1869 – 1879: Lt. Colonel of United States Army, 11th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1879 – 1883: Colonel of United States Army, 15th​ Infantry Regiment​

Died: May 31, 1883

Place of Death: Nashville, Tennessee

Age at time of Death: 49 years old

Burial Place: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee