serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
1835 & ndash ; 1877 united states army union army kissimmee , florida january 13 , 1894 boston , massachusetts usa 1861united states of america union brevet brigadier general second seminole war mexican-american war american civil war august 14 , 1814 colonel brevet brigadier general horace brooks.png horace brooks
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horace brooks

horace brooks -lrb- august 14 , 1814 -- january 13 , 1894 -rrb- was an officer in the regular army of the united states from 1835 -- 1877 .
after graduating the united states military academy at west point , he served in the second seminole war .
during the mexican-american war he was promoted to the rank of captain and brevetted temporarily to the rank of lieutenant colonel .
during the american civil war , he served in command of artillery batteries at various forts and was eventually placed in command of the 4th united states artillery regiment with the rank of colonel .
at the close of the civil war , he was awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general .
he continued his career as a soldier after the civil war , remaining in command of the 4th u.s. artillery until his retirement in 1877 .
