HERRON, Francis Jay
Affiliation:
Union
Born: February 17 1837, Pittsburgh PA
Died: January 8 1902, New York NY
Pre-War Profession: Bank clerk, banker, militia officer
War Service: May 1861 Capt. in 1st Iowa, Wilson's Creek, Lt. Col.
of 9th Iowa, Pea Ridge (w,c) - Medal of Honor, July 1862 appointed Brig.
Gen. of Volunteers, Prairie Grove, November 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of
Volunteers, commanded Herron's Divn/XIII Corps in the Vicksburg campaign,
commanded Northern Dist. of Louisiana.
Post War: Lawyer, US marshal, secretary of state for Louisiana