Alfred Pleasonton

Alfred Pleasonton
Alfred Pleasonton
	Alfred Pleasonton, portrait by Mathew Brady
Born	July 7, 1824; Washington, D.C.
Died	February 17, 1897 (aged 72); Washington, D.C.
Place of burial	Congressional Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America; Union
Branch	United States Army; Union Army
Years of service	1844–1868
Rank	Major General
Commands	Cavalry Corps
Battles / wars	Mexican–American War; American Civil War Peninsula Campaign; Battle of Antietam; Battle of Chancellorsville; Battle of Fredericksburg; Gettysburg Campaign; Battle of Brandy Station; Battle of Byram's Ford; Battle of Mine Creek; Battle of Marais des Cygnes;
Other work	Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Alfred Pleasonton (July 7, 1824 – February 17, 1897) was a United States Army officer and major general of volunteers in the Union cavalry. This was during the American Civil War. He led the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign. This would also include the biggest cavalry battle of the war, Brandy Station.

Early life

Pleasonton was born in Washington, D.C., on July 7, 1824.^[1]

↑ Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1. p. 431.

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