Kenner Garrard
Born: September 30, 1827
Birthplace: Bourbon County, Kentucky
Father: Jeptha Dudley Garrard 1802 – 1837
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Mother: Sarah Bella Ludlow 1802 – 1882
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Education:
Attended Harvard University
1851: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (8th in class)
Occupation before War:
1851 – 1852: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Artillery
1851 – 1852: Garrison Duty at Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania
1852 – 1853: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1852: Frontier Duty at Fort Conrad, New Mexico Territory
1852 – 1853: Frontier Duty at Albuquerque, New Mexico
1853 – 1855: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1853 – 1854: Topographical Duty with Pacific Railroad Exploration
1854 – 1855: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1855 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1855: In charge of cavalry instruction at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
1855 – 1858: Adjutant for U.S. Army, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1858 – 1860: Recruiter for United States Army
1860 – 1861: Conductor of Recruits to Texas
1861: Frontier Duty at Camp Cooper, Texas
1861: Captain, United States Army, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1861: Captured at San Antonio, Texas, by Texans
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Put on parole, but not exchanged until August 27th
1861: Served in United States Army, Commissary Office in D.C.
1861 – 1863: Captain, United States Army, 5th Cavalry Regiment
1861: Assistant Cavalry Instructor at West Point Military Academy
1861 – 1862: Commandant of Cadets at West Point Military Academy
1862: Author of Nolan’s System for Training Cavalry Horses
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 146th New York Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Served in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Breveted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Gettysburg
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1863: Served in the Mine Run Campaign in Virginia
1863 – 1866: Major of United States Army, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
1863 – 1864: In charge of Cavalry Bureau in Washington, D.C.
1864: Commander of 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of Cumberland
1864: Served in detached Expeditions in Atlanta Campaign
1864: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry, Expedition to Covington, Georgia
1864: Commander of 2nd Cavalry Division, Division of Mississippi
1864 – 1865: Commander of 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps
1864: Brevetted Major General for Gallantry around Nashville, Tennessee
1865: Served in the Operations against Mobile, Alabama
1865: Brevetted Brig. General for Gallantry at Battle of Nashville
1865: Brevetted Major General for his service in the War
1865: Led storming column that captured Fort Blakely, Alabama
1865: Union Army Commander for District of Mobile, Alabama
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on August 24th
Occupation after War:
1863 – 1866: Major, United States Army, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
1866: Assistant Inspector General, Department of the Missouri
1866: Resigned from United States Army on November 9th
1866 – 1879: Real Estate Broker in Cincinnati, Ohio
1871 – 1879: Member of the “Platting Commission”
1875 – 1879: Member of Cincinnati Sewage Committee
Director of Cincinnati, Ohio Music Festival
Died: May 15, 1879
Place of Death: Grand Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio
Cause of Death: Hernia
Age at time of Death: 51 years old
Burial Place: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio
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