John W. Sprague
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John Wilson Sprague was an American soldier and railroad executive. He served as a general in the Union Army in the Western Theater of operations during the American Civil War. He received the Medal o
Brig. Gen. John W. Sprague
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Army of the Tennessee
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The Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. A 2005 study of the army states that it "was present at most of the great ba
John W. Sprague
…Allegiance United States of America Union Branch United States Army Union Army Service years 1861–1866 Rank Brigadier General Brevet Major General Unit Army of the Tennessee Commands 63rd Ohio Infantry 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, XVI Corps Conflicts American Civil War Battle of New Madrid Battle of Island Number Ten Siege…
The Siege of Vicksburg
Brigadier General Grant and staff, Cairo, October 1861
Shiloh: Crucible of the Army of the Tennessee
General Henry Wager Halleck