Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925
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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
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MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Annual report of the major-general commanding the Army to the Secretary of War, 1898:page 38 (Nelson A. Miles, Major-General, Commanding)
- VIAF ID: 42641397 (Personal); preferred forms: Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925; Nelson Appleton Miles; Miles, Nelson A. (Nelson Appleton), 1839-1925; Miles, Nelson A., 1839-1925; Miles, Nelson Appleton ( (VIAF, accessed July 15, 2020) )
- Wikipedia, accessed July 15, 2020(Nelson Appleton Miles; born in Westminster, Massachusetts, died in Washington, D.C.; Lieutenant General in the United States Army; served in the Civil War, American Indian Wars, and Spanish-American War; first Military Governor of Puerto Rico; final Commanding General of the United States Army, 1895-1903; married Mary Hoyt Sherman in 1868)
- Letter from the Secretary of War, 1887:p. 1 (General Miles relative to the surrender of Geronimo; Brig. Gen. N.A. Miles, commanding Dept. of Arizona)
- WwW in Am., 1897-1942(Miles, Nelson Appleton; b. Aug. 8, 1839; d. May 15, 1925)
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Nelson A. Miles by Brands Studios, 1898
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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.
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