. "William Sillman Hillyer (April 2, 1831 \u2013 July 12, 1874) was an American lawyer and Union officer who advanced through the ranks to Brevet Brigadier General during the American Civil War. Before the war he practiced law in Saint Louis where he met Ulysses S. Grant. During most of the Civil War he served under General Grant and was with him at the Battle of Fort Donelson, Battle of Shiloh and the Siege of Vicksburg. Hillyer was chosen by General Grant to be a member of his staff, and was one of its original members and the last surviving member of the original staff. After the war he served as a Treasury agent under presidents Johnson and Grant. He later pursued a political career in New York but was unsuccessful due to opposition from various political rivals."@en . . . . . . . "62824828"^^ . . . "William S. Hillyer"@en . . . . "1874-07-12"^^ . . . "Colonel of Volunteers" . . . . . . . . . "William S. Hillyer"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Mustering Officer" . . . "Mustering Officer"@en . "Battle of Fort Donelson,"@en . . . . . . . . . "Colonel, , Brevet General"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "American Civil War :"@en . . . "William S. Hillyer"@en . . . . . . . "Anna Rankin"@en . . "Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, US"@en . . . "Hillyer in 1861, in Colonel's uniform"@en . . "William Sillman Hillyer"@en . . "1861"^^ . . "United States Army"@en . "1861"^^ . . . . . "1831-04-02"^^ . . . "Battle of Shiloh"@en . "Washington D.C., U.S."@en . . . "Provost Marshall General of the Dept. of the Tennessee" . . . . . . "Battle of Vicksburg"@en . . . . . . . . . "Provost Marshall General of the Dept. of the Tennessee"@en . . . . . . . . "Colonel of Volunteers"@en . . . . . . . . "person"@en . . . . . . . . . "William Sillman Hillyer (April 2, 1831 \u2013 July 12, 1874) was an American lawyer and Union officer who advanced through the ranks to Brevet Brigadier General during the American Civil War. Before the war he practiced law in Saint Louis where he met Ulysses S. Grant. During most of the Civil War he served under General Grant and was with him at the Battle of Fort Donelson, Battle of Shiloh and the Siege of Vicksburg. Hillyer was chosen by General Grant to be a member of his staff, and was one of its original members and the last surviving member of the original staff. After the war he served as a Treasury agent under presidents Johnson and Grant. He later pursued a political career in New York but was unsuccessful due to opposition from various political rivals."@en . . . . . "17822"^^ . "United States"@en . "1098815994"^^ . . "United States" . . . . "Battle of Appomattox,"@en . . . . . . . . "Six"@en . . . . . . . . . .