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General Nelson A. Miles

Nelson Appleton Miles

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Commanding General of the United States Army (1839-1925).

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Sex or Gender

Male

Country of Citizenship

United States

Place of Birth

Westminster

Date of Birth

8/8/1839

Date of Death

5/15/1925

Occupation

Military Officer
Politician

Instance Of

Human

Place of Death

Washington, D.C.

Image

Award Received

Medal of Honor

Cause of Death

Myocardial Infarction

Given Name

Nelson

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Family Name

Miles

Position Held

Governor of Puerto Rico
(7/25/1898 - 10/21/1898)
Replaced By
:
John Rutter Brooke
Start Time
: 7/25/1898
End Time
: 10/21/1898

Place of Burial

Arlington National Cemetery
Burial Plot Reference
:Section 3, grave 1873
Coordinate Location
: 38.8737°N 77.0705°W

Name in Native Language

Nelson Appleton Miles

Start of Work Period

1861

Image of Grave

Described by Source

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24462194
Sytin Military Encyclopedia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q25395419
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Miles, Nelson Appleton
The New Student's Reference Work
Statement Is Subject Of
:
The New Student's Reference Work/Miles, Nelson A.

Educated At

Taylor University

Sibling

Ann M. M. Sprague
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