What is Alfred Pleasonton?
{{Infobox military person |name=Alfred Pleasonton |birth_date= {{birth date|1824|7|7}} |death_date= {{death date and age|1897|2|17|1824|7|7}} |birth_place= [[Washington, D.C.]] |death_place= Washington, D.C. |placeofburial= [[Congressional Cemetery]] |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image=Alfred Pleasonton.jpg |caption=Alfred Pleasonton, portrait by [[Mathew Brady]] |allegiance= [[United States of America]]<br />[[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] |branch= [[United States Army]]<br />[[Union Army]] |serviceyears=1844–1868 |rank=[[File:Union Army major general rank insignia.svg|35px]] [[Major general (United States)|Major General]] |commands=[[Cavalry Corps (Union Army)|Cavalry Corps]] |battles=[[Mexican–American War]]<br />[[American Civil War]] * [[Peninsula Campaign]] * [[Battle of Antietam]] * [[Battle of Chancellorsville]] * [[Battle of Fredericksburg]] * [[Gettysburg Campaign]] * [[Battle of Brandy Station]] * [[Battle of Byram's Ford]] * [[Battle of Mine Creek]] * [[Battle of Marais des Cygnes]] |laterwork=[[Commissioner of Internal Revenue]] }} '''Alfred Pleasonton''' (July 7, 1824 – February 17, 1897) was a [[United States Army]] officer and [[Major general (United States)|major general]] of volunteers in the [[Union Army|Union]] [[cavalry]]. This was during the [[American Civil War]]. He led the [[Cavalry Corps (Union Army)|Cavalry Corps]] of the [[Army of the Potomac]] during the [[Gettysburg Campaign]]. This would also include the biggest cavalry battle of the war, [[Battle of Brandy Station|Brandy Station]]. ==Early life== Pleasonton was born in [[Washington, D.C.]], on July 7, 1824.<ref name=Eicher431>Eicher, John H., and [[David J. Eicher]], ''Civil War High Commands''. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. {{ISBN|978-0-8047-3641-1}}. p. 431.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pleasonton, Alfred}} [[Category:1824 births]] [[Category:1897 deaths]] [[Category:American Civil War generals]] [[Category:Military people from Washing