John Eaton (general), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Eaton (general)

Union Army General and United States Commissioner of Education

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1829

Place of Birth: Sutton, New Hampshire, United States

Date of Death: 09-Feb-1906

Profession: military officer, editor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

For other people named John Eaton, see John Eaton (disambiguation). John Eaton, Jr.
(December 5, 1829 – February 9, 1906) was a U.S.
Commissioner of Education and a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War.
On March 12, 1866, the United States Senate confirmed his January 13, 1866 nomination for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March 13, 1865.