About
Military hero who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In the early 1900s, he also served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Department of War.
Before Fame
In 1864, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel in the Army of the Potomac. He went on to serve in the Appomattox Campaign.
Trivia
He attended Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania.
Family Life
He wed Margaret McFadden in the early 1860s. The couple had a daughter named Marjorie.
Associated With
In 1866, President Andrew Johnson named Young to the post of Brigadier General of Volunteers.
