military officer
John W. Sprague.
United States Army general during American Civil War and Mayor of Tacoma, Washington (1817-1893)
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About John W. Sprague
John Wilson Sprague was an American soldier and railroad executive. He served as a general in the Union Army in the Western Theater of operations during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Decatur during the Atlanta campaign. After the war, he was a railroad executive and later co-founded the city of Tacoma, Washington, serving as its first mayor.
Everything about John W. Sprague →- Occupation
- military officer, politician, businessperson, railway executive
- Position held
- brigadier general, major general, Mayor of Tacoma, Washington
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- April 4, 1817
- Died
- December 27, 1893