Rufus Saxton was a Union Army brigadier general during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions defending Harpers Ferry during Confederate General Jackson's Valley Campaign. He was appointed military governor of the Department of the South in May 1862 and was involved with the Port Royal Experiment.
- Occupation
- explorer, military officer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- October 19, 1824
- Died
- February 23, 1908
