Alfred Sully Military person

Alfred Sully (May 22, 1821 – April 27, 1879), was a military officer during the American Civil War and during the Indian Wars on the frontier. He was also a noted actor, having acted in the very same play as the one Lincoln went to see shortly before his death.

Personal facts

Alfred Sully
Birth dateMay 22, 1821
Birth place
Pennsylvania , Philadelphia
Date of deathApril 27, 1879
Place of death
Fort Vancouver
Resting place
Pennsylvania , Philadelphia

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Military person

military command
North Western Indian Expeditions (Arapaho Sioux and Cheyenne)
CHRONOLOGICAL COMMANDS
Civil War Command:
Commander Fort Vancouver
Indian War Commands:
Installation Command
Mexican-American War
Nez Perce War
Seminole War Florida
Western Indian Campaigns (N. California & S. Oregon)
Northern Plains Indian Campaigns (Dakota & Nebraska Territories Minnesota)
1st Minnesota Volunteers Virginia Peninsula Campaign
1867–77 Chaired Investigatory Commissions on Indian Wars
relation
Great Sioux Nation
Vine Deloria Jr.
service start1841
service end1879

Alfred Sully on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.generalsandbrevets.com/ngs/sully.htm
  2. http://www.topofart.com/artists/Thomas_Sully/art_reproduction/2939/Portrait_of_Alfred_Sully.php