Harvey A. Allen Military person

Harvey Abner Allen (October 17, 1818 - September 20, 1882) was an officer in the United States Army who served as the fourth commander of the Department of Alaska, from September 20, 1871 to January 3, 1873. He graduated from West Point in 1841, and was assigned to the 2nd Artillery Regiment, serving with this unit for most of his career.Allen died at his home in Schraalenburg, New Jersey (now Dumont, New Jersey) on September 20, 1882, and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

Personal facts

Birth place	North Carolina
Date of death	September 20, 1882
Place of death	Dumont New Jersey
Resting place	Green-Wood Cemetery

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allegiance	United States of America Union
military operations	American Civil War American Indian Wars Seminole Wars Mexican–American War Battle of Chapultepec Siege of Veracruz Battle of Molino del Rey Battle of Cerro Gordo Battle for Mexico City Battle of Churubusco
military branch	United States Army Union Army
military command	Department of Alaska
military unit	2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment
service start	1841
service end	1879