John Lawrence Grattan Military person

John Lawrence Grattan (June 1, 1830 – August 19, 1854) was a mid-19th century US Cavalry officer, whose poor judgement and inexperience led to the Grattan massacre, which was a major instigator for the First Sioux War.

Personal facts

John Lawrence Grattan
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1830
Birth place
Vermont
Date of deathAugust 19, 1854
Place of death
Goshen County Wyoming

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Military person

military operations
American Indian Wars
military unit
6th Infantry Regiment (United States)
service start1853
service end1854

Topical connections

Abner DoubledayMilitary person
A. P. HillMilitary person

John Lawrence Grattan on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=Nqcng_YtoXQC&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=John+Lawrence+Grattan&source=bl&ots=RZihbej3f1&sig=u2NN948DhyVB6ya5x1Xnu8D_OIc&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPA57,M1
  2. http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/1614*.html