serviceyears laterwork branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank article_title name
1861 & ndash ; 1866 lawyer usa army union army washington , d.c. 29 may 1892 hanover , new hampshire usa 1861 united states of america union 100th u.s. colored troops place of burial american civil war 30 may 1833 oak hill cemetery -lrb- washington , d.c. -rrb- 35px colonel reuben d. mussey , jr.
 reuben d. mussey , jr.
reuben d. mussey , jr.

reuben d. mussey , jr. -lrb- often called rd mussey -rrb- -lrb- may 30 , 1833 -- may 29 , 1892 -rrb- was a union army colonel during the american civil war and a distinguished lawyer .
between april 1865 and november 1865 , mussey was president andrew johnson 's private secretary .
johnson nominated mussey for appointment to the brevet grade of brigadier general of volunteers , but the u.s. senate did not confirm the appointment .
mussey was the husband of ellen spencer mussey who was also his law partner and became the head of the practice upon his death .
