caption serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
kenner garrard 1851 - 1866 united states army union army commandant of cadets 146th new york volunteer infantry cincinnati , ohio 15 may 1879 bourbon county , kentucky united states union place of burial american civil war 21 september 1827 spring grove cemetery 35px brevet major general kenner garrard framed.jpg kenner garrard
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kenner garrard

kenner garrard -lrb- september 21 , 1827 -- may 15 , 1879 -rrb- was a brigadier general in the union army during the american civil war .
a member of one of ohio 's most prominent military families , he performed well at the battle of gettysburg , and then led a cavalry division in the army of major general william t. sherman during the atlanta campaign .
he developed a reputation for personal bravery and was cited for gallantry at the battle of nashville as an infantry division commander .
