1. Bluford Wilson was a Union Army officer in the Civil War and a government official who served as Solicitor of the United States Treasury.
11 Facts About Bluford Wilson
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Bluford Wilson was born near Shawneetown, Illinois on November 30,1841.
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Bluford Wilson studied at McKendree College and the University of Michigan Law School before enlisting for the American Civil War.
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Bluford Wilson soon received an officer's commission and appointment as regimental adjutant.
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Bluford Wilson later served on several other staffs, including that of the XIII Corps, taking part in numerous battles and campaigns, including Champion Hill, Black River and the Siege of Vicksburg, and the Red River Campaign.
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Bluford Wilson was discharged with the rank of major at the end of the war.
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Bluford Wilson resumed studying law at the University of Michigan Law School, graduated in 1866, and was admitted to the bar in 1867.
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In 1874 Bluford Wilson received appointment as Solicitor of the Treasury, which he held until 1876.
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Bluford Wilson conducted an investigation into the frauds, reported his findings to his superiors, and attempted through his brother James to warn President Grant.
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Bluford Wilson was buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield.
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In 1865 Bluford Wilson married Alice Warren Mather of Louisville, Kentucky, and they were the parents of five children.