Officers of the U. S. Army - Alvord

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Officers of the U. S. Army - Alvord

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  • Alvord, Benjamin
    Vt. Vt.
    Cadet Military Academy l July 1829 (22)
    Brevet 2 Lieutenant 4 infantry 1 July 1833
    2 Lieutenant 21 July 1835
    1 Lieutenant 23 Sept 1836
    regimental adjutant 1 Apr to 31 July 1840
    Captain 9 Sept 1846
    Major paymaster 22 June 1854
    Brigadier General volunteers 15 Apr 1862
    resigned from volunteers service 8 Aug 1865
    Colonel paymaster general 1 Jan 1872
    Brigadier General paymaster general 22 July 1876
    retired 8 June 1880
    Brevet Captain 9 May 1846 for gallant conduct in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma Tex
    Major 15 Aug 1847 for gallant conduct in several affairs with guerrillas at Paso Ovejas national bridge and Cerro Gordo Mex
    Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel 13 Mar 1865 and Brigadier General 9 Apr 1865 all for faithful and meritorious service during the war
    died 16 Oct 1884

  • Alvord, Benjamin
    Wash Territory D C.
    Cadet Military Academy l July 1877 (17)
    2 Lieutenant 20 infantry 13 June 1882
    1 Lieutenant 22 infantry 7 Jan 1891
    transferred to 20 infantry 20 July 1891
    Captain 26 Apr 1898
    Major chief ordinance officer volunteers 18 July 1898
    honorably discharged from volunteers 16 Jan 1899
    Major assistant adjutant-general volunteers 18 Oct 1899
    honorably discharged from volunteers 30 June 1901

  • Alvord, Charles Benjamin
    N Y. N Y.
    Cadet Military Academy 1 July 1845 (39)
    Brevet 2 Lieutenant 8 infantry 1 July 1849
    2 Lieutenant 1 infantry 26 Oct 1850
    resigned 31 July 1852
    [died 1860]

  • Alvord, Henry Elijah
    Mass. Mass.
    1 Sergeant B 7 squadron R I cavalry 24 June 1862
    honorably mustered out 2 Oct 1862
    2 Lieutenant 2 Mass cavalry 21 Nov 1862
    1 Lieutenant 25 Jan 1864
    Captain 11 Dec 1864
    honorably mustered out 5 Aug 1865
    1 Lieutenant 10 cavalry 28 July 1866
    regimental adjutant 1 June to 31 July 1867
    Captain 31 July 1867
    unassigned 5 Jan 1870
    assigned to 9 cavalry 1 Jan 1871
    resigned 9 Dec 1871

Source:

Extracted from the Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army: 1789 - 1903. Names are followed by state or country where born and then the state from which originally appointed but when there is only one place listed, it indicates the state whence appointed, the place of birth not being known. Where "Cadet Military Academy" is indicated, the next date refers to the date he entered that institution, and the figure in parenthesis represents his standing in the graduating class.