HARNEY, William Selby

Affiliation:  Union

Born: August 27 1800, Haysboro TN

Died: May 9 1889, Orlando FL

Pre-War Profession: 1818 commissioned into US Army, Creek and Seminole wars, Mexican war, fought Indians, involved in the San Juan Is affair, commanded Dept of the West in St Louis

War Service: 1861 Brig. Gen. in Regular Army (since 1858), reached agreement with Sterling Price not to interfere with Missouri State Guard, suspected of Southern sympathies, May 1861 relieved of command, retired 1863.

Post War: President Andrew Johnson appointed Harney to the Indian Peace Commission in 1865 and 1867 to negotiate treaties.