| Harvey A. Allen | |
|---|---|
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| Born | October 17, 1818 New Bern, North Carolina |
| Died | September 20, 1882(1882-09-20) (aged 63) Schraalenburgh, New Jersey |
| Place of Burial | Green-Wood Cemetery |
| Allegiance |  United StatesUnion |
| Service |  United States ArmyUnion Army |
| Years of service | 1841–1879 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | 2nd Artillery Regiment |
| Commands | Department of Alaska |
| Battles / wars | Mexican–American War
American Civil War American Indian Wars |
Harvey Abner Allen (October 17, 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.
He graduated from West Point in 1841, and was assigned to the 2nd Artillery Regiment, serving with this unit for most of his career.
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.
See also
References
- "Lieut.-Col. Harvey A. Allen" (PDF). New York Times. September 21, 1882. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
Sources
- "Lieut.-Col. Harvey A. Allen" (PDF). New York Times. September 21, 1882. 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.
External links
Media related to Harvey A. Allen at Wikimedia Commons
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byJohn C. Tidball | Commanders of the Department of Alaska September 20, 1871 – January 3, 1873 |
Succeeded byJoseph Stewart |
- 1818 births
- 1882 deaths
- American military personnel of the Mexican–American War
- Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery
- Commanders of the Department of Alaska
- People from Dumont, New Jersey
- People of North Carolina in the American Civil War
- Union army officers
- United States Army officers
- United States Military Academy alumni
- 19th-century American politicians
- Military personnel from New Jersey