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John Henry Hammond was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War, a banking and railroad executive, and a federal official in Indian affairs for the Dakota Territory. He served on the staff of Major General William T. Sherman and was recommended for promotion by Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. After the war, Hammond held federal appointments in the American West and participated in discussions regarding the surrender of Sitting Bull in 1881. During the 1880s he was involved in railroad development and land promotion at the head of Lake Superior, contributing to the early development of Superior, Wisconsin.

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Born: 1833
Died: 1890

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Not who you're looking for? Others named John Henry Hammond: American lawyer, financier, and legal author (1871–1949)

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John Henry Hammond was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War, a banking and railroad executive, and a federal official in Indian affairs for the Dakota Territory. He served on the staff of Major General William T. Sherman and was recommended for promotion by Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. After the war, Hammond held federal appointments in the American West and participated in discussions regarding the surrender of Sitting Bull in 1881. During the 1880s he was involved in railroad development and land promotion at the head of Lake Superior, contributing to the early development of Superior, Wisconsin.

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