Nelson A. Miles

Nelson A. Miles
Nelson A. Miles
	Nelson A. Miles as Commanding General / General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army, 1898
Born	August 8, 1839; Westminster, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 15, 1925 (aged 85); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Service years	1861–1903
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	61st New York Infantry Regiment; 22nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment;
Commands	Commanding General of the United States Army; Military Governor of Puerto Rico; Military Division of the Missouri; 1st Division, II Corps; 1st Brigade, 1st Division, II Corps; 61st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment;
Conflicts	American Civil War Peninsula campaign; Battle of Seven Pines (WIA); Battle of Antietam; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Chancellorsville (WIA); Overland Campaign; Battle of the Wilderness; Battle of Spotsylvania Court House; Battle of Cold Harbor; Siege of Petersburg; Appomattox campaign; ; American Indian Wars Red River War; Great Sioux War of 1876; Nez Perce War; Ghost Dance War; ; Spanish–American War Siege of Santiago; Puerto Rico campaign; ;
Awards	Medal of Honor
Spouse	Mary Hoyt Sherman (m. 1868; died 1904)
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Nelson Appleton Miles (August 8, 1839 – May 15, 1925) was a United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War (1861–1865), the last stages of the American Indian Wars (1840–1890), and the Spanish–American War (1898). From 1895 to 1903, Miles served as the last Commanding General of the United States Army, before the office was transformed into the current Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army in 1903.