serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank signature image article_title name
1861 -- 63 usa army union army illinois division , cavalry corps , army of the potomac 8th illinois cavalry regiment 1st brigade , 3rd gettysburg , pennsylvania 3 july 1863 green oak , michigan usa 1861 united states of america union place of burial utah war american civil war 30 july 1837 rockton cemetery , rockton , illinois 35px brigadier general appletons ' farnsworth john franklin - elon john signature.png elon john farnsworth.jpg elon j. farnsworth
 elon john farnsworth
elon j. farnsworth

elon john farnsworth -lrb- july 30 , 1837 -- july 3 , 1863 -rrb- was a union army cavalry general in the american civil war , killed at the battle of gettysburg .
