Alfred Pleasonton

United States Army officer and major general of volunteers in the Union cavalry during the American Civil War

1824 CE to 1897 CE

Alfred Pleasonton (July 7, 1824 – February 17, 1897) is a United States Army officer and major general of volunteers in the Union cavalry during the American Civil War.

He commands the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign, including the largest predominantly cavalry battle of the war, Brandy Station

In 1864, he is transferred to the Trans-Mississippi Theater, where he defeats Confederate General Sterling Price in two key battles, including the Battle of Mine Creek, the second largest cavalry battle of the war, effectively ending the war in Missouri. 

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