Harvey A. Allen | |
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Died | September 20, 1882 |
Place of birth | North Carolina |
Place of death | Schraalenburgh, New Jersey |
Place of Burial | Green-Wood Cemetery |
Allegiance |
![]() Union |
Service/branch |
![]() Union Army |
Years of service | 1841–1879 |
Rank |
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Unit | 2nd U. S. Artillery Regiment |
Commands held | Department of Alaska |
Battles/wars |
American Civil War American Indian Wars |
Harvey A. Allen (1818? - September 20, 1882) was an officer in the United States Army who served as the fourth commander of the Department of Alaska, from September 20, 1871, to January 3, 1873.
Allen died at his home in Schraalenburg, New Jersey (now Dumont, New Jersey) on September 20, 1882, and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.[1]
References[]
- ↑ "Lieut.-Col. Harvey A. Allen" (PDF). New York Times. September 21, 1882. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B05E4D71E3EE433A25752C2A96F9C94639FD7CF. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
Sources[]
- "Lieut.-Col. Harvey A. Allen" (PDF). New York Times. September 21, 1882. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B05E4D71E3EE433A25752C2A96F9C94639FD7CF. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- Cullum, George W. (1891). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy, Volume II. Boston: Riverside Press. pp. 80–81.
- Gates, Nancy (2006). The Alaska Almanac: Facts About Alaska. Portland, Oregon: Alaska Northwest Books. p. 86. ISBN 0-88240-652-3.
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