COMMANDER // 1830–1854
John Grattan
United States1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1830 – 1854
Active service 1854 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 24.
Profile
John Lawrence Grattan was a mid-19th-century U.S. Army officer, whose poor judgement and inexperience led to the Grattan massacre, which was a major instigator for the First Sioux War.
Battles (1)
1854
Grattan massacreSioux Wars · United States