Benjamin H. Grierson
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Benjamin H. Grierson has been mentioned in one podcast episode on American History Tellers (Feb 2025). Central to the episode’s formation story of the 10th Cavalry: recommended by Grant, praised by Sherman, and depicted resisting discrimination while training Black troops.
Benjamin Henry Grierson was a music teacher from Illinois who, although afraid of horses, volunteered for service in the cavalry during the Civil War, commanding a cavalry division Army of the Tennessee and reaching the rank of major general in the United States Volunteers. He is most noted for Grierson's Raid, an 1863 expedition through Confederate-held territory that severed enemy communication lines between Vicksburg, Mississippi and Confederate commanders in the Eastern Theater. After the wa
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Feb 2025 on American History Tellers |
| Role | Colonel (later Brigadier General), U.S. Army; commander, 10th U.S. Cavalry |
| Affiliation | United States Army (Union Army; postwar Regular Army) |
Who talks about Benjamin H. Grierson on podcasts?
Benjamin H. Grierson came up; the most recent mention was Feb 2025 on American History Tellers.
What is Benjamin H. Grierson mentioned alongside?
Worked with: William T. Sherman