William Emerson Strong

William E. Strong
William E. Strong
	Photo ca. 1866
Born	August 10, 1840; Granville, New York, U.S.
Died	April 10, 1891 (aged 50); Florence, Kingdom of Italy
Buried	Graceland Cemetery, Chicago
Allegiance	United States of America (Union)
Branch	United States Volunteers; Union Army; Illinois National Guard
Service years	1861–1866 (USV); 1866–1880 (ILNG)
Rank	Lt. Colonel, USV; Brevet Brig. General, USV; Colonel, ILNG;
Unit	2nd Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry; 12th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry; XVII Corps; Army of the Tennessee;
Conflicts	American Civil War Manassas campaign; Vicksburg campaign; Atlanta campaign; Savannah campaign; Carolinas campaign; ;
Spouse	Mary Bostwick Ogden (m. 1867⁠–⁠1891)
Children	William E. Strong; (b. 1870; died 1931); Ogden Strong; (b. 1870); Henrietta Ogden (Wurts); (b. 1873; died 1922); Mary Strong; (b. 1876);
Relations	John Emerson Strong (father); Simeon Strong (grandfather); Marshall Strong (cousin); Henry W. Strong (cousin);
Other work	inspector general of the Freedmans Bureau; treasurer of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal and Harbor company; president of the Peshtigo Lumber Company; director of the World's Columbian Exposition;

William Emerson Strong (August 10, 1840 – April 10, 1891) was an American lawyer, businessman, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served as a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, serving as inspector general and acting chief of staff for the Army of the Tennessee; he was then the first inspector general of the Freedmans Bureau and received an honorary brevet to brigadier general at the end of the war. After the war, he married into the family of William B. Ogden and became a partner in several of his business ventures. He was treasurer of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal and Harbor company, which constructed and operated the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, and was also president of the Peshtigo Lumber Company and a director of the World's Columbian Exposition.