caption serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
james sanks brisbin 1861 & ndash ; 92 united states army union army 5th united states colored cavalry 14 january 1892 philadelphia , pennsylvania boalsburg , pennsylvania united states of america union place of burial american civil war 23 may 1837 oakwood cemetery in red wing , minnesota brigadier general brevet major general j s brisbin acw.jpg james sanks brisbin
 james sanks brisbin
james sanks brisbin

james sanks brisbin -lrb- may 23 , 1837 -- january 14 , 1892 -rrb- was an american educator , lawyer , and soldier .
he served as a union army general during the american civil war .
after the conflict he remained in the military for the rest of his life , and authored several works on a variety of subjects .
