Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925

Enlarge text Shrink text
  • Personality
| System number 987007273395005171

Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
מיילס, נלסון, 1839-1925
Name (Latin)
Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925
Other forms of name
Miles, Nelson A. (Nelson Appleton), 1839-1925
Miles, General (Nelson Appleton), 1839-1925
Miles, N. A. (Nelson Appleton), 1839-1925
Date of birth
1839-08-08
Date of death
1925-05-15
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Military art and science
Military government
Spanish-American War, 1898
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Occupation
Generals
Military governors
Soldiers
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 42641397
Wikidata: Q549005
Library of congress: n 50039566
OCoLC: oca00074782
Sources of Information
1 / 1

Wikipedia description:

Nelson Appleton Miles (August 8, 1839 – May 15, 1925) was a United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War (1861–1865), the last stages of the American Indian Wars (1840–1890), and the Spanish–American War (1898). From 1895 to 1903, Miles served as the last Commanding General of the United States Army, before the office was transformed into the current Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army in 1903.

Read more on Wikipedia >