Abel Streight, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abel Streight

Union Army general

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1828

Place of Birth: Wheeler, New York, United States

Date of Death: 27-May-1892

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Abel Delos Streight (June 17, 1828 – May 27, 1892) was a peacetime lumber merchant and publisher, and was a Union Army colonel in the American Civil War.
His command precipitated a notable cavalry raid in 1863, known as Streight's Raid.
He was a prisoner of war for 10 months.
On March 12, 1866, his nomination for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general, to rank from March 13, 1865 was confirmed.
He later became a politician, and served as a state senator in Indiana for two terms.