Darius B. Warner (February 26, 1832 – February 27, 1917) was a Union Army officer during the

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. In 1863, as a lieutenant colonel, Warner led the 113th Ohio Infantry at the

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. On April 3, 1866,

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nominated Warner for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the

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confirmed the appointment on April 26, 1866. He married Nancy Robinson in

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, on June 7, 1856. His Warner ancestors were from

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, and

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Union army colonels United States Army officers 1832 births 1917 deaths People of Ohio in the American Civil War {{AmericanCivilWar-bio-stub

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