Don Carlos Buell

Don Carlos Buell
Born	(1818-03-23)March 23, 1818 Lowell, Ohio, U.S.
Died	November 19, 1898(1898-11-19) (aged 80) Rockport, Kentucky, U.S.
Place of burial	Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Allegiance	United States (Union)
Service / branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1841–1864
Rank	Major General
Commands	Army of the Ohio
Battles / wars	Seminole War Mexican–American War Battle of Churubusco (WIA) American Civil War Battle of Shiloh Siege of Corinth Battle of Perryville
Alma mater	United States Military Academy Class of 1841
Other work	President of the Green River Iron Company, pension agent

Don Carlos Buell (March 23, 1818 – November 19, 1898) was a United States Army officer who fought in the Seminole War, the Mexican–American War, and the American Civil War. Buell led Union armies in two great Civil War battles—Shiloh and Perryville. The nation was angry at his failure to defeat the outnumbered Confederates after Perryville, or to secure East Tennessee. Historians generally concur that he was a brave and industrious master of logistics, but was too cautious and too rigid to meet the great challenges he faced in 1862. Buell was relieved of field command in late 1862 and made no more significant military contributions before his resignation in 1864.^[1]