he was commissioned a brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers. He commanded a brigade in Maj. Gen. Nathan Kimball's division in Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Wood's IV Corps. Grose accompanied the Army of the Tennessee northward in pursuit of John Bell Hood and fought in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign, where Hood's army was virtually destroyed. He was brevetted as a major general in August 1865, while serving on administrative duty on a court-martial of a fellow officer. Postbellum Following the war, Grose remained in the Regular Army for a year, and then resigned in January 1866. He returned to New Castle, Indiana, and resumed his law practice. President Andrew Johnson appointed him as the collector of internal revenue taxes for his region, a post he held until 1874. Interested in social improvement, Grose took a position on the Indiana commission that oversaw the construction of mental hospitals. In 1878, he was narrowly defeated in a bid for a Congressional seat. In 1887, Grose returned to politics, successfully campaigning for a seat in the Indiana State Senate. In 1891, he authored the regimental history of the 36th Indiana Infantry and actively participated in its veterans reunions. Grose died at the age of 87 in his home in New Castle, Indiana, and was buried in South Mound Cemetery. The Gen. William Grose House in New Castle is the home of the Henry County Historical Society and open to the public. See also List of American Civil War generals (Union) Notes References Grose, William, The Story of the Marches, Battles and Incidents of the 36th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Warner, Ezra J., Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1964, . External links 1812 births 1900 deaths Politicians from Dayton, Ohio Indiana lawyers Union Army generals People of Indiana in the American Civil War Democratic Party Indiana state senators People from New Castle, Indiana 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American lawyers