Thomas Jesup

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Thomas Jesup was a long-serving U.S. Army officer and Quartermaster General known for his prominent command roles in the Seminole Wars and other early 19th-century American conflicts.

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instanceOf United States Army officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
quartermaster ⓘ
appointedBy James Madison ⓘ
James Monroe ⓘ
burialPlace Congressional Cemetery ⓘ
conflict Mexican–American War ⓘ
Second Seminole War ⓘ
Seminole Wars ⓘ
War of 1812 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1788-12-16 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1860-06-10 ⓘ
ethnicGroup European American ⓘ
familyName Jesup ⓘ
givenName Thomas ⓘ
hasHonor namesake of Fort Jesup, Louisiana ⓘ
namesake of Jesup, Georgia ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank brigadier general ⓘ
major general ⓘ
nickname Father of the Quartermaster Corps ⓘ
notableAchievement modernized U.S. Army supply and logistics system ⓘ
notableWork reorganization of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Department ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Chippewa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chippawa

Battle of Lundy’s Lane ⓘ
campaigns against the Seminole in Florida ⓘ
placeOfBirth Berkeley County, Virginia ⓘ
Shepherdstown, Virginia ⓘ
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C. ⓘ
positionHeld Quartermaster General of the United States Army ⓘ
residence Washington, D.C. ⓘ
serviceEntryYear 1808 ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
yearsOfService 1808–1860 ⓘ

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