Jacob Garetson Vail (1827 – October 9, 1884) was an American
Union brevet
Brevet may refer to:
Military
* Brevet (military), higher rank that rewards merit or gallantry, but without higher pay
* Brevet d'état-major, a military distinction in France and Belgium awarded to officers passing military staff college
* Aircre ...
brigadier general during the period of the
American Civil War. He received his appointment as
brevet brigadier general dated to March 13, 1865.
Vail had served as colonel of the
17th Indiana Mounted Infantry, a regiment which was organized at Camp Morton in Indianapolis in May 1861. After the war, he joined the Republican Party and served as sheriff of
Gibson County, Indiana
Gibson County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 33,503. The county seat is Princeton.
History
In 1787, the fledgling United States defined the Northwest T ...
, from April 1866 until February 28, 1868.
See also
*
List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union)
References
External links
*
Union Army colonels
1827 births
1884 deaths
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