Nelson A. Miles

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Nelson A. Miles was a prominent 19th-century United States Army general known for his leadership in the Indian Wars and later as Commanding General of the U.S. Army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army general ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
awardReceived Medal of Honor ⓘ
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ
commanded U.S. Army Department of Arizona ⓘ
U.S. Army Department of the Missouri ⓘ
U.S. Army Division of the Atlantic ⓘ
U.S. Army Division of the Missouri ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
Indian Wars ⓘ
Spanish–American War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1839-08-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1925-05-15 ⓘ
educatedAt Norwich University (honorary degree) ⓘ
linked to: Norwich University
endTime 1903 (as Commanding General of the U.S. Army) ⓘ
familyName Miles ⓘ
fieldOfWork military leadership ⓘ
givenName Nelson ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
middleName Appleton ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank Lieutenant General ⓘ
notableEvent oversaw the surrender of Geronimo ⓘ
pursuit and capture of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce ⓘ
notableWork Memoirs of General Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
writer ⓘ
participantIn American Civil War ⓘ
Ghost Dance War ⓘ
Indian Wars ⓘ
Nez Perce War ⓘ
Spanish–American War ⓘ
placeOfBirth Westminster, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C. ⓘ
positionHeld Commanding General of the United States Army ⓘ
promotedTo brigadier general of volunteers (American Civil War) ⓘ
brigadier general, U.S. Army (Regular Army) ⓘ
major general of volunteers (American Civil War) ⓘ
major general, U.S. Army (Regular Army) ⓘ
relative William Tecumseh Sherman (father-in-law) ⓘ
religion Methodism (inferred historical association) ⓘ
linked to: Methodism
residence Washington, D.C. ⓘ
serviceEnd 1903 (retired from U.S. Army) ⓘ
serviceEntry 1861 (entered Union Army) ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Mary Hoyt Sherman ⓘ
startTime 1895 (as Commanding General of the U.S. Army) ⓘ

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Apache Wars → notableCommander → Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
Great Sioux War of 1876 → commandedBy → Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
Nez Perce War → opposedBy → Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
Nez Perce War → surrenderedTo → Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
Geronimo → surrenderedTo → General Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
linked to: Nelson A. Miles
Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo → commander → Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
linked to: Nelson A. Miles
Geronimo Campaign → hasCommander → Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
Chief Joseph → surrenderedTo → General Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
linked to: Nelson A. Miles
Battle of Bear Paw → commander → Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
Battle of Bear Paw → opponentCommander → Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
Battle of Bear Paw → surrenderedTo → Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
Battle of Bear Paw → militaryLeaderSide → Colonel Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
linked to: Nelson A. Miles
Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt → surrenderedTo → General Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
linked to: Nelson A. Miles
Capture of Ponce → commander → Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
Red River War → commandedBy → Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
Goyathlay → surrenderedTo → General Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
linked to: Nelson A. Miles
Miles → hasNotableBearer → Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
Skeleton Canyon → hasParticipant → U.S. General Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
linked to: Nelson A. Miles
Geronimo agreed to lay down arms → participant → General Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
linked to: Nelson A. Miles
Mary Hoyt Sherman → spouse → Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
Miles City, Montana → namedAfter → Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
Chief Joseph → surrenderedTo → Colonel Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
subject linked to: Joseph
linked to: Nelson A. Miles