William Rainey Marshall

Brigadier General
William Rainey Marshall
Brigadier General William Rainey Marshall
5th Governor of Minnesota
	In office; January 8, 1866 – January 9, 1870
Lieutenant	Thomas H. Armstrong
Preceded by	Stephen Miller
Succeeded by	Horace Austin
Personal details
Born	October 17, 1825; Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Died	January 8, 1896 (aged 70); Pasadena, California, U.S.
Party	Republican
Spouse	Abby Langford
Profession	Banker, farmer
Military service
Allegiance	Union Army
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1862 - 1865
Rank	Colonel; Brevet Brigadier General;
Unit	8th Minnesota Infantry Regiment (initially); 7th Minnesota Infantry Regiment;
Commands	7th Minnesota Infantry Regiment;
Battles/wars	American Civil War Dakota War of 1862 Battle of Wood Lake; ; Sibley's Expedition Against the Sioux Battle of Big Mound; Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake; Battle of Stony Lake; ; Forrest's Defense of Mississippi Battle of Tupelo; ; Price's Missouri Expedition Battle of Westport; ; Franklin-Nashville Campaign Battle of Nashville; ; Mobile Campaign Battle of Spanish Fort; Battle of Fort Blakeley; ;

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William Rainey Marshall (October 17, 1825 – January 8, 1896) was an American politician. He was the fifth governor of Minnesota from January 8, 1866, to January 9, 1870, and was a member of the Republican party. He served as the Colonel of the 7th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War (1861–1865) and Dakota War of 1862 (1862 - 1864), eventually achieving the rank of brevet Brigadier General.