serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank article_title name
1861 & ndash ; 1865 union army brazos santiago , texas 3 september 1865 brattleboro , vermont usa 1861union brevet brigadier general american civil war 6 september 1835 pine grove cemetery -lrb- lynn , massachusetts -rrb- colonel alonzo g. draper
 alonzo granville draper
alonzo g. draper

alonzo granville draper -lrb- september 6 , 1835 -- september 3 , 1865 -rrb- was a volunteer officer in the union army during the american civil war who eventually earned the grade of brevet brigadier general .
during his early career , draper was an outspoken advocate of various social causes , particularly worker 's rights .
as an officer during the civil war , draper was best known as the commander of the 36th united states colored troops .
