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    Francis Jay Herron (February 17, 1837 – January 8, 1902) was an American soldier who was a Union general during the American Civil War. Francis J. Herron...
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    divisions commanded by Francis J. Herron, leading Hindman to take a defensive position on some high ground known as Prairie Grove. Herron attempted to assault...
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  • Vogue Denis Herron, Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender Francis J. Herron, Union general during the American Civil War George D. Herron (1862-1925)...
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    from Springfield, Missouri, under the command of Brigadier General Francis J. Herron arrived in time to aid Blunt. The ensuing Battle of Prairie Grove...
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    and four major generals—Grenville Mellen Dodge, Samuel R. Curtis, Francis J. Herron, and Frederick Steele—and saw many of its generals go on to state...
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  • 7, 1862, Union forces under Brigadiers General James G. Blunt and Francis J. Herron prepared for a raid against the Confederate positions at Van Buren...
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    Patrick Ginley (1822–1917), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Francis J. Herron (1837–1902), American Civil War general and Medal of Honor recipient...
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    command. Blunt led the 1st Division, James Totten the 2nd Division, and Francis J. Herron the 3rd Division. The army numbered 20,000 men, but probably 14,000...
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    juncture of two Federal forces under Generals James G. Blunt and Francis J. Herron. The result of the battle was a tactical stalemate which assured permanent...
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    division from the Department of the Missouri under Maj. Gen. Francis J. Herron on June 11. Herron's troops, remnants of the Army of the Frontier, were attached...
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    Alfred Mouton’s infantry division, the Union division of Major General Francis J. Herron moved to Morganza as a diversion, which precipitated the Battle of...
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    troops at Natchitoches. He surrendered to Union General Francis J. Herron in June 1865 and aided Herron in maintaining order in the former Confederate areas...
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  • divisions, which were led by Brigadier Generals James Totten and Francis J. Herron. Part of Blunt's army was defeated on September 30 in the First Battle...
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    politicians of the era. Bvt. Maj. Gen. Alexander Hays USA Maj. Gen. Francis J. Herron USA Brig. Gen. Benjamin Grierson USA Brig. Gen. James S. Negley USA...
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  • p. 331–332. Shea & Hess 1992, pp. 332–334. Shea, William L.; Hess, Earl J. (1992). Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the West. Chapel Hill, N.C.: The...
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    "strong division" from the late Army of the Frontier under Maj. Gen. Francis J. Herron, and the IX Corps, 8,000 men from Ambrose Burnside's Army of the Ohio...
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    command of Brig. Gen. Francis J. Herron. The following year, Dye returned to command of his regiment and was part of Herron's division of reinforcements...
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    Herron School of Art and Design, officially IU Herron School of Art and Design, is a public art school at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis...
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  • Louisiana. Following the Siege of Vicksburg, Union Major General Francis J. Herron's Division of the Army of the Frontier was transferred down the Mississippi...
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    Democratic (Unionist) 1865–1866 17 George E. Bovee Republican 1866–1872 18 Francis J. Herron Republican 1872 19 Jack Wharton Republican 1872-1873 20 P.G. Deslonde...
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    to pursue art as a profession. In 1893 Solon went to Omaha to study with J. Laurie Wallace, a former pupil of Thomas Eakins. Following this early, and...
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  • Totten, was absent during the battle. The 2nd Division was attached to Herron's division. Shea 2009, p. 160. Shea 2009, p. 158. Units marked by (*) joined...
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    Hays – Brigadier General*, repulsed Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg Francis J. Herron Alexander Murray – Admiral James Scott Negley – Major General Civil...
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    December 1862, Blunt's division was joined by the 2nd Division under Francis J. Herron. The combined forces met Confederates under Thomas C. Hindman at the...
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  • cavalry, but on July 30, 1864 Ford found the new Union commander, Francis J. Herron, had already abandoned Brownsville. The Confederates were able to...
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    Regiment." At the time, he was a colonel. He led a brigade under Francis J. Herron at the Battle of Prairie Grove and, for his performance there, was...
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    December 6, Hindman learned that Union forces, led by Brigadier General Francis J. Herron, had already left Springfield and would be at Cane Hill on December...
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    football player William Peters Hepburn, Civil War officer, politician Francis J. Herron, Civil War general Daniel Hess, inventor Phil Hester, comic book artist...
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    Reconstruction-era Louisiana. He ran for governor in 1876 against Democratic opponent Francis T. Nicholls, and at the end of the election both candidates claimed victory...
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  • 1863. Resigned March 16, 1863. Brevet Major General June 7, 1865 Francis J. Herron. Residence Dubuque. Appointed Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 10, 1861. Mustered...
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