Edward Francis Winslow was an officer in the Union Army

Union Army

The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...

 during the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

 and later railroad executive.

Early Life

Winslow was born in Augusta, Maine in 1837. He moved to Iowa in 1856 and began his longtime career in the railroad industry as a conductor.

Civil War

When the Civil War began Winslow enlisted in the 4th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry

4th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry

The 4th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 4th Iowa Cavalry was organized at Camp Harlan in Mount Pleasant, Iowa beginning in September 1861, and mustered in for three years service under the command of...

 as Captain. He was promoted to Major in 1863 and was wounded in a minor engagement at Twelve Mile Creek, Mississippi. He then participated in the siege of Vicksburg where he was posted to the rear of the siege lines to protect the army from Joseph E. Johnston

Joseph E. Johnston

Joseph Eggleston Johnston was a career U.S. Army officer, serving with distinction in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars, and was also one of the most senior general officers in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...

's Confederate forces near Jackson, Mississippi. Here, Winslow was again wounded in a small cavalry action at Mechanicsburg, Mississippi. On July 4, 1863 he became colonel of his regiment. For the next year he commanded cavalry brigades in the Department of the Tennessee being engaged in the battles of Meridian

Battle of Meridian

The Battle of Meridian was fought in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, from February 14 to February 20, 1864, between elements of the Union Army of the Tennessee led by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk...

, Brice's Crossroads

Battle of Brice's Crossroads

The Battle of Brice's Crossroads was fought on June 10, 1864, near Baldwyn in Lee County, Mississippi, during the American Civil War. It pitted a 4,787-man contingent led by Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest against an 8,100-strong Union force led by Brigadier General Samuel D. Sturgis...

 and Tupelo

Battle of Tupelo

The Battle of Tupelo was a Union victory over Confederate forces in northern Mississippi which ensured the safety of General William T. Sherman's supply lines.-Background:...

. In October, 1864 he commanded the 4th Brigade in Alfred Pleasonton's

Alfred Pleasonton

Alfred Pleasonton was a United States Army officer and General of Union cavalry during the American Civil War. He commanded the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign, including the largest predominantly cavalry battle of the war, Brandy Station...

 cavalry division during Price's Missouri Raid. He was wounded at the Battle of Westport

Battle of Westport

The Battle of Westport, sometimes referred to as the "Gettysburg of the West," was fought on October 23, 1864, in modern Kansas City, Missouri, during the American Civil War. Union forces under Major General Samuel R. Curtis decisively defeated an outnumbered Confederate force under Major General...

 and command of his brigade passed to Frederick Benteen

Frederick Benteen

Frederick William Benteen was a military officer during the American Civil War and then during the Black Hills War against the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne. He is notable for being in command of a battalion of the 7th U. S...

. A few days later he returned to the field in command of a brigade in James H. Wilson's

James H. Wilson

James Harrison Wilson was a United States Army topographic engineer, a Union Army Major General in the American Civil War and later wars, a railroad executive, and author.-Early life and engineering:...

 cavalry corps and fought at the battles of Selma

Battle of Selma

The Battle of Selma was a military engagement near the end of the American Civil War. It was fought in Selma, Alabama, on April 2, 1865. Union Army forces under Major General James H...

 and Columbia

Battle of Columbia

The Battle of Columbia was a series of military actions that took place November 24–29, 1864, in Maury County, Tennessee, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. It concluded the movement of Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee from the...

. Winslow received a brevet promotion to brigadier general, dated December 12, 1864. He was discharged from service on August 10, 1865.

Railroad Executive

After the war Winslow continued his railroad career. He served as executive for the St. Louis & Southern Railroad, the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad, the New York, Ontario and Western Railway

New York, Ontario and Western Railway

The New York, Ontario and Western Railway, more commonly known as the O&W or NYO&W, was a regional railroad with origins in 1868, lasting until March 29, 1957 when it was ordered liquidated by a US bankruptcy judge. The O&W holds the distinction of being the first major U.S...

, the Manhattan Elevated Railway, the St. Louis and Southwestern Railway, executive of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad

Atlantic and Pacific Railroad

The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad was a U.S. railroad that owned or operated two disjoint segments, one connecting St. Louis, Missouri with Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the other connecting Albuquerque, New Mexico with Southern California. It was incorporated by the U.S. Congress in 1866 as a...

. Edward Winslow died on October 22, 1914 in Canandaigua, New York.