brigadier general joshua w. sill
34 40208 N 98 23253 W. Sheridan Named This Fort in Honor of General Sill 2 July 1869. Memorial Day Tribute To General Joshua W Sill He had a distinguished military and civilian career and was a college professor at the time of the. . He was killed at the Battle of Stones River in Tennessee. He was killed at the Battle of Stones River in Tennessee. Sill took part in the bloodiest battle of the Civil War in terms of percentage of casualties on both sides the Battle. Ranked third in his class and assigned to the Ordinance Department he served at posts in New York Pittsburgh Vancouver and Fort Leavenworth. Brigadier General Joshua W. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general on July 16 1862. Military Academy at West Point Class of 1853. Several months after the establishment of Fort Sill. Fort Sill Oklahoma was later named in his honor. Sill who was killed during the American Civil War....