Don Carlos Buell
| Don Carlos Buell | |
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| Born |
March 23, 1818 Lowell, Ohio |
| Died | November 19, 1898 (aged 80) Rockport, Kentucky |
| Buried at | Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri |
| Allegiance |
United States of America Union |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1841–1864 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Commands held | Army of the Ohio |
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | President of the Green River Iron Company, pension agent |
Seminole War
Mexican-American War
American Civil War
Don Carlos Buell (March 23, 1818 – November 19, 1898) was a United States Army officer who fought in the Seminole War, the Mexican-American War, and the American Civil War. Buell led Union armies in two great Civil War battles—Shiloh and Perryville. The nation was angry at his failure to defeat the outnumbered Confederates after Perryville, or to secure East Tennessee. Historians concur that he was brave and industrious, and a master of logistics, but was too cautious and too rigid to meet the great challenges he faced in 1862. Buell was relieved of field command in late 1862 and made no more significant military contributions.
Don Carlos Buell was born in Lowell, Ohio. He was a first cousin of George P. Buell, also a Union general.
He lived in Indiana for a time before the American Civil War. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1841 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 3rd U.S. Infantry regiment. In the Mexican-American War, he served under both Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott. He was brevetted three times for bravery and was wounded at Churubusco. Between the wars he served in the U.S. Army Adjutant General's office and as an adjutant in California, reaching the rank of captain in 1851.
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