uba ▁Gen o cide ▁mem orial ▁complex ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 s ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an ▁Category : Year s ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an ▁A zer ba ij an ▁A zer ba ij an ▁A zer ba ij an <0x0A> </s> ▁Oliver ▁L yman ▁Sp a ul ding ▁( August ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁– ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁soldier ▁and ▁politician ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Sp a ul ding ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁J aff rey , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 3 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁completed ▁prepar atory ▁studies , ▁graduated ▁from ▁Ober lin ▁College ▁of ▁Ohio ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Michigan ▁where ▁he ▁taught ▁school . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁law , ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁St . ▁Joh ns , ▁Michigan . ▁He ▁was ▁reg ent ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁at ▁Ann ▁Ar bor ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁Sp a ul ding ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁Army ▁as ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁Michigan ▁Infantry ▁Regiment . ▁He ▁eventually ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Colonel ▁and ▁later