Horace Brooks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Brigadier general in the United States Army during the American Civil War
Date of Birth: 14-Aug-1814
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 13-Jan-1894
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Horace Brooks
- Horace Brooks (August 14, 1814 – January 13, 1894) was an officer in the Regular Army of the United States from 1835 – 1877.
- After graduating the United States Military Academy at West Point, he served in the Second Seminole War.
- During the Mexican–American War he was promoted to the rank of captain and brevetted temporarily to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
- During the American Civil War, he served in command of artillery batteries at various forts and was eventually placed in command of the 4th United States Artillery Regiment with the rank of colonel.
- At the close of the civil war, he was awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general.
- He continued his career as a soldier after the Civil War, remaining in command of the 4th U.S.
- Artillery until his retirement in 1877.
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