Grover S. Wormer

Grover Salman Wormer (August 9, 1821 – January 26, 1904)[1] was an American Union brevet brigadier general during the period of the American Civil War. He served with the Eighth Michigan Cavalry.[2] After the war, he wrote about the Morgan's Raid and owned a machinery business in Detroit.[3] He received his appointment as brevet brigadier general dated to March 13, 1865.[4]

His father was a soldier from Massachusetts who fought in the War of 1812.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Michael Noirot. "Michigan Civil War Era Graves". Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  2. ↑ "Eighth Michigan Cavalry". Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  3. ↑ "Re: Jeremiah Van Wormer, d. 1851 Concord, MI". Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  4. ↑ The Photographic History of the Civil War: Three Volumes in One. New York: Random House Value Publishing, Inc. 1983. p. 316. 0-517-20155-0.
  5. ↑ "General Grover S. Wormer, Crolius, Civil War". Retrieved 2012-04-15.

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