Embury D. Osband

Embury D. Osband
Embury D. Osband
Born	June 6, 1832; Ontario County, New York
Died	October 4, 1866; Yazoo County, Mississippi
Buried	Vicksburg National Cemetery
Allegiance	Union; Illinois
Service / branch	Union Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Colonel; Brevet Brigadier General
Commands	3rd U.S. Colored Cavalry Regiment; 3rd Bde, Cavalry Div, Dist. of West Tenn.
Battles / wars	American Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson; Battle of Shiloh; Siege of Corinth; Battle of Coffeeville; Yazoo City expedition; Battle of Egypt Station; ;

Embury D. Osband (June 6, 1832 – October 4, 1866) became the commanding officer of the 3rd United States Colored Cavalry Regiment during the American Civil War. Born in New York, he became a teacher and then started a company that provided books to schools. In 1856, he married and moved to Chicago. When war broke out, he raised a company of the 4th Illinois Cavalry Regiment and became its captain. In 1863, he was appointed colonel of a new regiment composed of former African-American slaves. He led the regiment and later a cavalry brigade in Grierson's 1864–65 Raid. He received the brevet rank of brigadier general for war service. After the war he became a farmer in Mississippi but died in 1866.

References

Boatner, Mark M. III (1959). The Civil War Dictionary. New York, N.Y.: David McKay Company Inc. ISBN 0-679-50013-8. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Dobak, William A. (2011). "Freedom by the Sword: The U.S. Colored Troops 1862–1867" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, U.S. Army. Retrieved October 26, 2020. {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)