Clark B. Lagow

Clark Breading Lagow (November 7, 1828 – April 16, 1867) was an American soldier who served on the staff of General Ulysses S. Grant during the American Civil War. He achieved the rank of colonel and served as Grant's aide-de-camp and inspector general.

Early life Lagow was born in Crawford County, Illinois on November 7, 1828. Lagow grew up in Palestine, Illinois. Ulysses S. Grant said he recalled Lagow visiting his father's farm in Illinois when Lagow was a boy. That partnership was dissolved in December 1857 when Dexter withdrew.

Military During the American Civil War on June 28, 1861, Lagow enlisted in the 21st Regiment of the Illinois Infantry Volunteers as a first lieutenant under Ulysses S. Grant, who was its colonel. After her death on August 30, 1861, he had to make arrangements for their three children, all under the age of five years. In 1862, Lagaw was Grant's aide-de-camp and acting inspector general for the headquarters of the Eighteenth Army Corps, Department of Tennessee. During the war, Lagaw was given a horse named Kangaroo as a joke; Grant offered to take Kangaroo and used it as a secondary horse.

After the Battle of Shiloh on May 3, 1862, Lagow was promoted to the rank of colonel, while also continuing to serve as the aide-de-camp.

In the winter of 1863, Lagow began having problems with rheumatoid arthritis and resigned from the military on June 8, 1863. In the early 20th century, the unmarked grave of Lagow was accidentally paved as part of a street.