John L. Gardner facts for kids

Quick facts for kids John L. Gardner
1844 photo of Gardner taken by Mathew Brady Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress)
Born	(1793-08-01)August 1, 1793 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	February 18, 1869(1869-02-18) (aged 75) Wilmington, Delaware
Place of burial	Immanuel Episcopal Church, New Castle, Delaware
Allegiance	United States of America Union (American Civil War)
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1812–1865
Rank	Colonel Brevet Brigadier General
Unit	4th U.S. Infantry 7th U.S. Infantry
Commands held	4th U.S. Artillery
Battles/wars	War of 1812 Mexican–American War Seminole Wars American Civil War

John Lane Gardner (1793–1869) served in the U.S. Army eventually achieving the rank of brevet Brigadier General after serving in the American Civil War having also served in the War of 1812, the Seminole War and the Mexican–American War before that.

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