John Allen Campbell Campbell, John Allen, soldier, governor, was born Oct. 8, 1835, in Salem, Ohio. He was promoted to brigadier-general for courage in the field and marked ability and fidelity at Rich Mountain, Shiloh, Perryville, Murfreesborough and through the Atlanta campaign. In 1866 he became assistant editor of the Cleveland Daily Leader. He was appointed in the regular army and made a lieutenant-colonel; and served as adjutant on the staff of General Schofield. In 1869 he was appointed the first governor of the territory of Wyoming; and was reappointed in 1873. He died July 14, 1880, in Washington, D.C. ["Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography: Contains Thirty-five Thousand Biographies of the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States", by William Herringshaw, 1909 – TK - Sub by a FoFG]

In 1875, he served as Third Assistant Secretary of State under Secretary of State Hamilton Fish. Campbell County, Wyoming is named after him. (wikipedia)

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