FROST, Daniel Marsh

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Affiliation:  Union

Born: August 9 1823, Schenectady Cty NY

Died: October 29 1900, St Louis MO

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1844, Mexican War, resigned 1853, manufacturer, politician, Brig. Gen. of Missouri militia

War Service: 1861 surrendered Camp Jackson to Union Gen. Lyon, March 1862 Brig. Gen., declined a command at Pea Ridge, Bragg's staff, Prairie Grove, 1863 fled to Canada because of pressure on his wife in Missouri, December 1863 dropped from the army's rolls.

Post War: Returned to Missouri, farmed