Who is this person?

[AussieMick]

I'd say he was every bit as controversial as Custer and made enemies like him (Its worth guessing even if you know its wrong , so we can identify similarities).

The Sesame St 'hint' ? Its just that the name is so unusual (to me anyway). There is no character or human in Sesame St that has the name. It has a 'z' in it.

This man was an editor (of a small but "progressive" journal) and also involved in the bootmaking industry before the Civil War
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He died from gunshot wounds aged 29. He was married with 6 children.

His rank was Colonel. But had the honorary award of brevet brigadier general .

He served under Brig. Gen. Edward A. Wild. Wild gave orders to execute guerrillas and arrest civilians lending aid to guerrillas. It seems that our mystery Colonel followed those orders.

That connection with bootmaking industry? Google search Lynn Mechanics Association