★ Grose, William

William Grose​

Born: December 16, 1812

Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio

Father: William Grose Sr. 1785 – 1876

(Buried: Wisehart Cemetery, New Lisbon, Indiana)​

Mother: Mary Sarah Hubble 1784 – 1874

(Buried: Wisehart Cemetery, New Lisbon, Indiana)​

Wife: Rebecca Needham 1819 – 1879

(Buried: South Mound Cemetery, New Castle, Indiana)​

Children:

Lt. Madison Grose 1839 – 1902​

(Buried: Mount View Cemetery, Williams, Arizona)​

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Almira Grose Clements 1845 – 1936​

(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)​

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Benton Grose 1848 – 1861​

(Buried: South Mound Cemetery, New Castle, Indiana)​

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John W. Grose 1849 – 1872​

(Buried: Sound Mound Cemetery, New Castle, Indiana)​

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William H. Grose 1852 – 1853​

(Buried: South Mound Cemetery, New Castle, Indiana)​

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Lulitia Grose 1856 – 1858​

(Buried: South Mound Cemetery, New Castle, Indiana)​

Occupation before War:

Farm laborer and brickyard laborer in Henry County, Indiana​

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Attorney in New Castle, Indiana​

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1852: Unsuccessful Democratic Candidate for U.S. Congress​

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1856: Delegate to Republican Party National Convention​

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1860 – 1861: Judge of Common Pleas Court in Indiana​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1864: Colonel of 36th​ Indiana Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Recruited and trained the 36th​ Indiana Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Wounded in the Shoulder during the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee​

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Brigade Commander in the Union Army of the Cumberland​

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1862: Served in the Kentucky Campaign​

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Served in the Battle of Stones River Tennessee having a horse killed​

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1863: Served in the Tullahoma Campaign in Tennessee​

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1863: Wounded in the neck during the Battle of Chickamuga, Georgia​

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1863: Participated in the Chattanooga Tennessee Campaign​

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1863: Participated in the assault of Lookout Mountain Tennessee​

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1864: Served in the Atlanta, Georgia Campaign​

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1864 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army Infantry​

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1864: Served in the Franklin – Nashville Campaign in Tennessee​

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1865: Brevetted to the rank of Major General in the Union Army​

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1866: Resigned from the Union Army in January​

Occupation after War:

Attorney in New Castle, Indiana​

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Collector for the United States Internal Revenue Service​

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Member of Commission to construct mental hospitals in Indiana​

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1887: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Congress​

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Indiana State Senator​

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1891: Author of the regimental history of 36th​ Indiana Infantry Regt.​

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Participated in Veterans Reunions in Indiana​

Died: July 30, 1900

Place of Death: New Castle, Indiana

Age at time of Death: 87 years old

Burial Place: Sound Mound Cemetery, New Castle, Indiana

 

[John Hartwell]

General Grose's obituary from the Indianapolis Journal is attached below.

 

[Pollaco]

He had already served temporarily in divisional command for 2 years before he was even named a brigadier general. Some of his assignments include the 19th Indiana, 19th brigade , 4th Division 2 nd Corps Army of Ohio , 3rd brigade, 2nd Division, 14th Corps Army of Cumberland as a colonel.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General William Grose! Salutes remembering General Grose on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

In addition to his shoulder wound at Shiloh, Grose had his horse shot from under him.