About Clark R. Wever
Lived 1835 – 1874 (aged 38). Clark R. Wever was a military officer.
Clark Russell Wever (September 16, 1835 – February 20, 1874) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.
Before the war, he traveled through Mexico and Texas. At the beginning of the war, this banker was elected a captain of the 17th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. In October 1862, he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel. He served in the Chattanooga campaign and Sherman's March to the Sea.
On February 9, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln nominated Walker for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from February 9, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on February 14, 1865.
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Who was Clark R. Wever?
United States Army general
When was Clark R. Wever born?
Clark R. Wever was born on 16 September 1835.
When did Clark R. Wever die?
Clark R. Wever died on 20 February 1874.
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Clark R. Wever was a military officer.
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