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William Warren Lowe
William Warren Lowe
	William Warren Lowe
Born	12 October 1831; Greencastle, Indiana
Died	18 May 1898 (aged 66); Omaha, Nebraska
Buried	Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Service years	1853–1869
Rank	Colonel; Brevet Brigadier General
Commands	5th Iowa Cavalry Regiment
Conflicts	American Civil War First Battle of Bull Run (1861); Siege of Corinth (1862); Battle of Riggins Hill (1862); Tullahoma campaign (1863); Wheeler's October 1863 Raid; Atlanta campaign (1864); Franklin–Nashville Campaign (1864); ;

William Warren Lowe (12 October 1831 - 18 May 1898) led a volunteer regiment of cavalry from Iowa in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1853. He served as a cavalry officer on the frontier in Texas in 1855–1861. When the Civil War broke out, Lowe fought at First Bull Run. He organized the 5th Iowa Cavalry Regiment and led it at Corinth, at Riggins Hill, the Tullahoma campaign, in Wheeler's October 1863 Raid, the Atlanta campaign, and the Franklin–Nashville Campaign. On several occasions he temporarily led a cavalry brigade and was brevetted brigadier general for war service. He resigned from the army in 1869 and took up civilian pursuits.

References

Boatner, Mark M. III (1988). The Civil War Dictionary (Revised ed.). New York: David McKay. ISBN 978-0-8129-1726-0.
Thayer, Bill (2014). "Cullum's Register: William W. Lowe". Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago. Retrieved September 24, 2020.